Kerala government sanctions one instalment of DA and DR to employees, pensioners

The State government has sanctioned one instalment of dearness allowance (DA) for government employees and teachers and one instalment of dearness relief (DR) for service pensioners ahead of Onam.

Employees under University Grants Commission, All India Council for Technical Education and Medical Services also will be eligible for the DA, DR benefit, Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal said on Saturday.

Extra expense of ₹2,000 cr.

The instalment will be disbursed with the salary and pension payable on September 1, Mr. Balagopal said. In sanctioning the DA and DR, the government incurs an additional expenditure of ₹2,000 crore, he said. This is also the second instalment of DA and DR being released this year, he said.

In July 2024, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had informed the State Legislative Assembly that seven instalments of DA/DR were in arrears. He had announced the government’s plan to release two instalments each annually to employees and pensioners. The government had released two instalments in 2024 also.