{"id":3927,"date":"2025-10-09T16:20:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T16:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltoday.live\/?p=3927"},"modified":"2025-10-09T16:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T16:20:44","slug":"cm-pema-khandu-announces-3-hike-in-da-dr-for-state-employees-and-pensioners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltoday.live\/?p=3927","title":{"rendered":"CM Pema Khandu Announces 3% Hike in DA\/DR for State Employees and Pensioners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Itanagar, Oct 9:Chief Minister Pema Khandu today announced a 3% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for all State Government employees, pensioners, and AIS officers serving in Arunachal Pradesh, enhancing the rate from 55% to 58%, effective 1st July 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Making the announcement, the Chief Minister said the move reflects his government\u2019s strong commitment to employee welfare and economic well-being of those who serve and have served the State with dedication. \u201cOur government values the tireless contribution of every employee and pensioner. This decision is a token of appreciation and respect for their continued service to the people of Arunachal Pradesh,\u201d CM Khandu stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the notification, arrears for the months of July to September 2025 will be paid in cash, while the enhanced DA\/DR will be included in the October 2025 salaries and pensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chief Minister further added that the State Government remains steadfast in ensuring timely financial relief measures to offset inflationary pressure on employees and retirees. \u201cOur goal is to maintain the morale and motivation of our workforce while ensuring our pensioners live with dignity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/arunachaltoday.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/560163194_1407585750723364_5202522612086650963_n-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arunachaltoday.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/560163194_1407585750723364_5202522612086650963_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arunachaltoday.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/560163194_1407585750723364_5202522612086650963_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arunachaltoday.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/560163194_1407585750723364_5202522612086650963_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/arunachaltoday.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/560163194_1407585750723364_5202522612086650963_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arunachaltoday.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/560163194_1407585750723364_5202522612086650963_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Itanagar, Oct 9:Chief Minister Pema Khandu today announced a 3% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for all State Government employees, pensioners, and AIS officers serving in Arunachal Pradesh, enhancing the rate from 55% to 58%, effective 1st July 2025. Making the announcement, the Chief Minister said the move reflects his government\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltoday.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3927"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltoday.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltoday.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltoday.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltoday.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3927"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltoday.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3929,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltoday.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3927\/revisions\/3929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltoday.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltoday.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltoday.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltoday.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}