Govt Employees: On the occasion of Durga Puja, the Assam government has announced major relief for its employees. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Monday that the state government has decided to release salaries for September 2025 ahead of the due date. Normally, these salaries were due on October 1, but now they will be distributed before the festival.

What is the announcement

Chief Minister Sarma posted on the social media platform X, stating, “Keeping in mind the upcoming Durga Puja, the state government has decided to release salaries for September 2025 in advance.” He further stated that the salary distribution process will begin on Tuesday, meaning employees will receive their salaries in their accounts ahead of the scheduled date. He clarified that the Treasury Department will begin accepting salary bills on Tuesday. This decision will provide additional convenience to thousands of state employees for shopping and other preparations for the festivals. This government move will prove helpful in meeting the financial needs of employees during the festive season.

Benefits to employees

This decision by the Assam government will not only benefit employees but will also have a direct impact on the local economy and markets. Receiving salaries before the festive season will encourage people to spend more on shopping. This will boost sales for retailers and small shopkeepers. Furthermore, it will double the excitement and enthusiasm of the festive season.

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Now it has been increased from 34 per cent to 38 per cent. The Office of Memorandum has been issued in this regard by the Department of Expenditure on October 3. When will get the benefit of this decision of the government, who will get it and how, let us understand all these things in 5 points.

1>> Central employees will now get dearness allowance of 38 percent not 34. This allowance will be on the basis of basic pay. The revised rate will be applicable from 1st July 2022.

2>> The Seventh Pay Commission has fixed the ‘Basic Pay’ on the basis of different levels. This proposal has been fixed according to the revised pay structure. It has also got approval from the central government. When we talk about basic pay, there is no special allowance included in it.

3>> Let us tell you that basic pay is an integral part of the salary of any central employee. This is treated as salary within the purview of FR9(21).

4>> In the notification issued by the Department of Expenditure, it has been clearly said that if there is 50 paise and more in the payment of dearness allowance, it will become a full rupee. If it is less than that, it can be ignored.

5>> According to the notification, the benefit of Revised Dearness Allowance will also be available to the civilian employees of Defense Services. This expenditure will come under the head of that particular Defense Service Estimate. In this regard, separate notifications for Armed Forces Personnel and Railway Employees will be issued by the Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Defense.

6591 crore annual burden on the treasury

Let us tell you that according to the press note issued by the Press Information Bureau on September 28, the increase in Dearness Allowance will put an annual burden of 6591 crores on the government exchequer. For the financial year 2022-23, this burden will be only Rs 4394 crore, as there are only eight months from July to February 2023.

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