DA hike 2026

State PSU Pay Structure: Why DA Reaches Some PSUs Before Others

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Central PSU and state PSU pay structure comparison showing different DA implementation dates

The Circular That Made Me Check What APDCL Was Doing Differently A circular landed in one of my WhatsApp groups a few weeks back. Nothing dramatic, just a forwarded image of an internal APDCL notice. It showed something that made me stop scrolling: APDCL had already implemented the DA hike with effect from 1st January … Read more

DA Hiked But No Arrears: Why Some PSU Employees Got 5 Months’ Back Pay and You Didn’t

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DA hike arrears not paid for January to May, PSU employee payslip

The DA Hike Came, the Arrears Didn’t: Here’s What Actually Happened My organisation follows the Assam government’s DA rate, which is how it works for a lot of state-linked PSU employees. So when the state cabinet cleared a 2% DA hike, from 58% to 60% of basic pay, in the first week of June, I … Read more