The Government staff will receive the enhanced Dearness Allowance (DA) along with the salary on November 1. Pensioners will also receive the increased Dearness Relief(DR) along with the pension which will be disbursed in November. 

The Finance Department has issued the order on payment of DA to the state government employees and DR to the state service pensioners/family pensioners. The rates of DA payable to the state government employees, teachers, staff of aided schools, private colleges and polytechnics, full-time contingent employees and employees of local governments and the DR payable to state service pensioners, family pensioners, ex-gratia pensioners and ex-gratia family pensioners will be enhanced from the existing 18 per cent to 22 per cent.

The government has stated in the order that the DA/DR hike will not be applicable to those organisations which have been instructed to issue separate DA/DR orders (eg. KSEB,KSRTC etc). Such organisations have been directed to follow the current practice including prior approval of government.

The additional expenditure on account of increased DA/DR in respect of local governments will be met by from their own funds. Part-time teachers, part-time contingent staff and re-employed pensioners will also receive the revised rates.

For the teaching staff under UGC, AICTE and Medical Education schemes who shifted to the revised pay scale on or after January 1, 2016, DA has been increased from 42 per cent to 46 per cent. Those continuing in the sixth UGC/AICTE/Medical Education pay scale from January 1, 2006, or thereafter will receive an increase from 221 per cent to 230 per cent.

Similarly, DR for UGC pensioners and family pensioners whose pensions were revised under the earlier order will increase from 42 per cent to 46 per cent, while those not covered under the revised scale will receive a rise from 221 per cent to 230 per cent.