Power staff DA fixed at 17.651%

HYDERABAD

Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Energy and Finance Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has approved the connection to hole Dearness Allowance (DA) astatine 17.651% for the employees of powerfulness utilities successful the Energy department.

It volition payment 71,387 employees, artisans and pensioners of the Telangana Power Generation Corporation, Transmission Corporation, Southern Power Distribution Company and Northern Power Distribution Company. The further monthly fiscal load connected the powerfulness utilities pursuing the enhancement of DA volition beryllium ₹9.39 crore a month.

According to the Deputy Chief Minister’s office, Dearness Allowance (DA)/Dearness Relief (DR) is reviewed and released each twelvemonth successful January and July based connected the Consumer Price Index and the emergence successful marketplace prices,. As portion of the process, DA/DR has been fixed astatine 17.651% and it volition beryllium implemented with the retrospective effect from July 1, 2025.