DA hike for employees

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government has issued an order revising the dearness allowance (DA) for its employees and teachers from the existing level of 53 per cent to 63 per cent with retrospective effect from July 1, 2013. An official release said the employees and teachers would get DA at this revised rate starting from the salary for the month of January, 2014. The DA arrears for the period from July to December, 2013, would be merged with their provident fund accounts. Part-time and part-time contingency employees to would be eligible for the DA hike. The details about the revision had been put on the website of the Public Relations Department (www.prd.kerala.gov.in).