a hike in the Dearness Allowance to 113 per cent to its state employees effective from January 1, 2015, an official of the Finance Department said.
In its order the state Finance Department raised the DA rate from 107 per cent to 113 per cent of basic effective from January 1, 2015, the official said here.
Revised DA would be deposited in the GPF of employees for the period of three months, which is January 1 to March 31, while the cash would be disbursed to employees with the April month's salary on May 1, quoting the order the official said.