Gujarat govt declares 3% hike in dearness allowance of 9 lakh-odd employees and pensioners

(G.N.S) Dt. 1 Gandhinagar BJP led Gujarat government has declared three-percentage-point increase in the dearness allowance of its 9 lakh-odd employees and pensioners, taking it to 12% from 9%, with retrospective effect from January 1, 2019. Deputy chief minister Nitin Patel made the announcement, adding that the increase would cost