Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Telangana Approves Two DA Installments, Needs ₹6,174 Crore
The Telangana government will give workers and pensioners two delayed Dearness Allowance payments.
Dearness Allowance is extra money meant to help with rising costs.
The payments are for January 2024 and July 2024.
About 6,91,940 people will benefit.
The arrears add up to ₹6,174 crore and will be paid in installments.
The new DA will be included with the October salary, which is credited on November 1.
Together, the installments increase the DA by 6.37 percentage points.
An employee with a basic salary of ₹1 lakh would receive ₹6,370 more each month.
The Finance Department has not yet explained the final method for paying the arrears.
Telangana will release two pending Dearness Allowance installments for 6,91,940 employees, pensioners and other personnel.
The January 2024 and July 2024 installments require ₹6,174 crore in arrears, to be paid in installments.
The increased DA will be included with October salaries credited on November 1, raising pay by 6.37 percentage points.
The two installments will create an additional recurring cost of about ₹208 crore monthly, or ₹2,500 crore annually.
Part-time Assistants and Village Revenue Assistants will receive a temporary ₹100 monthly increase from January 1, 2024.
- Who
- The Telangana government, 6,91,940 employees, pensioners and other government personnel, including Part-time Assistants and Village Revenue Assistants.
- What
- The government approved two pending Dearness Allowance installments and related arrears payments.
- When
- The installments will be included with October salaries credited on November 1; the temporary ₹100 increase for Part-time Assistants and Village Revenue Assistants applies from January 1, 2024.
- Where
- Telangana.
- Why
- To release the pending January 2024 and July 2024 DA installments and clear their arrears.
Government Position
Employee Union Expectation
How arrears will be paid
Government Position
Minister Ponguleti said the ₹6,174 crore in arrears will be paid in installments, while the Finance Department’s detailed order is still pending.
Employee Union Expectation
Employee union leaders expect the government to follow the earlier practice of crediting DA arrears to employees’ General Provident Fund accounts, but say the final procedure will only be clear after the Finance Department issues its order.
- Beneficiaries
- 6,91,940 employees, pensioners and other government personnel
- Approved installments
- DA installments due from January 1, 2024, and July 1, 2024
- Total arrears
- ₹6,174 crore
- Arrears periods
- 33 months for the first installment and 27 months for the second, through September 2026
- Salary impact
- 6.37 percentage-point increase in DA; ₹6,370 more on a ₹1 lakh basic salary
- Payment timing
- Included with October salary credited on November 1
- Recurring cost
- About ₹208 crore per month, or approximately ₹2,500 crore annually
- Pending procedure
- The Finance Department is expected to issue a special order; the government says arrears will be paid in installments
