CM assures settlement of DA arrears
The assurance came during a one-hour-and-forty-minute meeting at Nabanna with representatives of various government employees' bodies, including the Sangrami Joutha Mancha.
The Rajasthan government has increased the dearness allowance (DA) for state employees by 2 per cent with retrospective effect from January 1, 2026.
The requisite approval and order effecting the hike were issued on Thursday evening on the directive of Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, an official spokesperson said.
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With this, the state government employees will receive dearness allowance at 60 per cent of their basic salary, up from 58 per cent. A similar 2 per cent hike has also been effected in dearness relief for state government pensioners.
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Arrears arising from the DA hike for the first 4 months—January to April 2026—will be credited to employees’ GPF accounts. The revised DA will be paid in cash from June 2026 (for the salary of May) onwards.
However, pensioners will receive cash payments with effect from January 2026.
The hike will benefit around 7.02 lakh employees, including those from Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads, as well as 5.44 lakh pensioners.
The move will impose an additional financial burden of Rs 1,156 crore per annum on the state exchequer, the spokesperson added.
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