Employees to get DA in cash

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 27: After a long time, the Government has decided to pay in cash the arrears on account of 7 per cent DA installment to its employees
An order No. 148/F of 2012 issued today by the Finance Department said the arrears on account of the enhancement of 7 per cent DA to Government employees would be paid in cash in the month of May.
The arrears would be given from the month of January when the DA had become due.
“The DA would form part of the monthly salary onwards”, the order said.
The State Cabinet has yesterday approved 7 per cent DA in favour of its employees taking revised rate of DA to 65 per cent.