Finance Department issues orders for the implementation of employee-friendly announcements made by Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel
State government employees will receive DA and HRA hikes from the date notified by the department
27 percent hike in salary for contractual employees working in various posts
State government approves hike in DA for pensioners
Raipur, 02 August 2023
The Finance Department issued orders for increased dearness allowance (DA) and house rent allowance (HRA) for government employees, in consonance with Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel’s promises made during the monsoon session of the legislative assembly. The department also issued orders for a salary increase for contract employees and a raise in the DA for pensioners.
The Finance Department has issued an order for a 4 percent increase in the DA of state government employees, bringing it to 42 percent under the seventh pay scale effective from July 1, 2023. Similarly, the department has issued an order for employees under the sixth pay scale to increase the DA by 9 percent, bringing it to 221 percent effective from July 1, 2023.
The Finance Department has approved revised HRA hike for state government employees based on the seventh pay scale. B-2 category cities, which include Raipur, Durg, and Bhilai Nagar, will receive a 9 percent HRA, while C category cities, which include Bilaspur, Korba, Rajnandgaon, Jagdalpur, Raigarh Chirmiri, Dallirajhara, Ambikapur, Dhamtari, Bhatapara, and Janjgir Champa, will receive a 6 percent HRA. Employees working in areas other than those mentioned above will receive 6 percent, and the employees in the state government office in Delhi will receive a 27 percent HRA. The salary hike will be effective from the date notified by the state government’s orders.
Contract employees working in various posts will receive a 27 percent hike in salary
The state government announced a 27 percent increase in salary for contract employees working in various posts, effective from July 1, 2023. The new pay structure for contract employees at pay metric levels 1 to 16 ranges from Rs 14,400 to Rs 1,19,715.
State government approves DA hike for pensioners
The Chhattisgarh Government has introduced a revised DA for pensioners. Those under the 7th pay scale will receive 38 percent DA, while the 6th pay scale pensioners will receive 212 percent DA. These hikes will be effective from July 1, 2023.
