Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday announced a 3% hike in the Dearness Allowance for government employees and expansion of welfare schemes under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
The hike is applicable to government staff under the Seventh Pay Commission, with retrospective effect from January 1, 2022, he said.
Some 9.38 lakh employees of the State government, panchayat service and pensioners will get the benefit, he added.