Rajasthan DA hike: Soon after the Central Government hiked dearness allowance by 4 per cent to take it to 50 per cent, the Rajasthan government has also followed suit by hiking dearness allowance of employees and pensioners by 4 per cent.

The DA hike announcement was made by Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma on Thursday.

As per the chief minister, the DA hike will benefit 8 lakh employees and 4 lakh 40 thousand pensioners

Apart from this, the state government has also cut VAT on petrol, diesel by 2 per cent.

The CM wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter): “Everyone’s support, everyone’s development, everyone’s trust…Our government, dedicated to good governance, has increased the dearness allowance of state employees by 4%, this will benefit 8 lakh employees and 4 lakh 40 thousand pensioners.”

“Our state employees, symbols of hard work, will benefit from this decision. ‘Modi ji’s guarantee’ is a guarantee of the welfare of the people and our government is continuously moving forward on this path of public service,” he added.

सबका साथ, सबका विकास, सबका विश्वास…

सुशासन को समर्पित हमारी सरकार ने राज्य कर्मचारियों का 4% महंगाई भत्ता बढ़ाया है, इससे 8 लाख कर्मचारियों को और 4 लाख 40 हजार पेंशनर्स को लाभ मिलेगा।

इस निर्णय से कर्मठता के प्रतीक हमारे प्रदेश कर्मचारी लाभान्वित होंगे। ‘मोदी जी की गारंटी’,…

— Bhajanlal Sharma (Modi Ka Parivar) (@BhajanlalBjp) March 14, 2024