25 February,2026 08:15 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The hike will benefit approximately 5.16 lakh state government employees. Pic/X
Maharashtra on Wednesday announced the approval of 3 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for government employees in the state.
Ashish Jaiswal, Minister of State for Finance, announced in the state Assembly on Wednesday that the Dearness Allowance (DA) for Maharashtra government employees and eligible staff will be increased by three per cent, reported the PTI.
With the hike, the total DA to 58 per cent with effect from July 2025.
The revised DA will be paid in cash starting this month.
Arrears for the period from July 2025 to October 2025 will be disbursed in March 2026 on the occasion of Gudhi Padwa. Orders for arrears covering November 2025 to January 2026 will be issued separately, the minister added, according to the PTI.
The hike will benefit approximately 5.16 lakh state government employees and around 8.72 lakh pensioners across Maharashtra, the news agency reported.
Meanwhile, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP SP) leader Jayant Patil on Wednesday accused the Maharashtra government of failing to address critical issues affecting farmers, employment, and infrastructure, as per the PTI.
Speaking in the Assembly, he said the government should focus on fundamental problems rather than creating an "illusion of development."
Patil was participating in the discussion on the motion of thanks to the Governor for his address to the joint sitting of the Maharashtra Budget session 2026, which began on Monday.
Patil questioned the government's claims of investment and employment, especially those linked to MoUs signed at the Davos summit, demanding detailed data on actual job creation. He criticised government "vision documents" for lacking ground-level results and called for development with a human face, the PTI reported.
He also raised concerns over the budget for the proposed Kumbh Mela authority, alleging potential irregularities and calling for transparency in contracts and expenditure.
On tribal welfare, Patil said the government referenced Birsa Munda's legacy but did not outline concrete measures for the community. He raised concerns about proposed mining projects in Gadchiroli and alleged that local tribal voices were being ignored, the news agency reported.
(with PTI inputs)
