Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday annouꩵnced a 4 per cent hike in dearness allowance of government employees with effect from the ongoing month.
Following the hike, the DA will increase to 38 per cent, Punjab State Ministerial Se🅷rvices Union (🅷PSMSU) President Amrik Singh said.
A decision in this regard was taken following a meeting with the repre🥀sentatives of the PSMSU here. During the meeting, Mann discussed various demands of the employees.
"Had a meeting with the representatives of Punjab𝕴 State Ministerial Service Union today and discussed their issues in detail... Sharing the good news that we are going to give a new year gift to the employees... DA is increased by 4% which will be effective from 1st December 2023," Mann said in a post on X.
After the meeting, the PSMSU president said the CM announced 4 per cent DA hike to state governm🉐ent employees.
He further said the CM assured th🏅at the remaining 8 per cent DA will also be given.
🅷The employees had been demanding implementation of the old pension scheme, release of pending 1𝔉2 per cent DA and regularisation of contractual employees.
The PSMSU on Sunday suspended their over a month long pen-down str🌃i🌺ke, which began on November 8. They suspended their strike ahead of the meeting with the CM.
