Lucknow: Just before Diwali, the Uttar Pradesh government has given a big gift to its employees and pensioners. The state has announced a 3 percent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR). This means now employees will receive 58 percent DA instead of 55 percent.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath made this announcement on Friday and said the new DA will be effective from 1 July 2025, and the increased amount will be paid in cash from October 2025.
Who Will Benefit from This Hike?
This move will benefit around 28 lakh people in Uttar Pradesh. These include:
- Regular government employees
- Employees of aided educational and technical institutions
- Full-time staff of urban local bodies
- Teachers under UGC pay scale
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that this decision will improve the standard of living and bring satisfaction, security, and prosperity to employees and pensioners during the festive season.
How Much Will the Government Spend?
According to the UP government, this increase in DA/DR will put an extra burden of Rs 1,960 crore on the state till March 2026.
- In November 2025, the state will pay Rs 795 crore as cash.
- For employees under the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), about Rs 185 crore will be deposited in their GPF accounts.
- From July to September 2025, the arrears payment will cost Rs 550 crore.
What Will Be the Salary Impact?
For example, if an employee’s basic salary is Rs 10,000, earlier they got Rs 5,500 as DA (55 percent). Now, they will get Rs 5,800 (58 percent), which means Rs 300 more every month.
This increase comes soon after the central government also raised the DA/DR by 3 percent for its employees, and the UP government's step is seen as a similar relief measure.
