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Punjab Govt Hikes DA by 8% for 8 Lakh Employees, Pensioners
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CNBC TV18•20-09-2026, 20:44
Punjab Govt Hikes DA by 8% for 8 Lakh Employees, Pensioners
- •The Bhagwant Mann government announced an 8% Dearness Allowance (DA) hike for approximately eight lakh employees and pensioners in Punjab, effective October 1.
- •The decision followed a meeting between Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and representatives of employee and pensioner organizations, resolving a prolonged standoff.
- •CM Mann emphasized the government's commitment to employee welfare, describing them as the backbone of the state's administration.
- •The Chief Minister also announced compulsory monthly meetings with employee representatives, postings for women employees within 40 km of their homes, and highlighted 70,000 transparent government job recruitments.
- •The government will examine other long-pending demands, including the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), salary during probation, and issues concerning ASHA and Mid-Day Meal workers, with a follow-up meeting scheduled for early October.
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The Punjab government announced an 8% increase in the Dearness Allowance (DA) for roughly eight lakh employees and pensioners, which will start reflecting in salaries from October 1.
The deadlock and statewide strike began on August 27 when over three lakh government employees took mass casual leave to demand the release of pending DA and other concessions.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced that women employees will be posted within 40 kilometres of their homes so they do not have to choose between their career and family responsibilities.
