After announcing bonus for non- gazetted employees on the occassion of Diwali, Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday has issued an order to increase dearness allowance (DA) by three pe rcent, giving another Diwali gift to its employees.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has termed lifting ban on government employees joining RSS function is an appeasement move without any national interest. She has demanded withdrawal of such an order.
This was disclosed by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu in a reply during the Question Hour of the Winter session of State Legislative Assembly on Saturday
This increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission, the information and broadcasting minister, Anurag Thakur, said after the Cabinet meeting.
