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
Your Salary Looks Bigger This Month — But It’s Not What You Think You open your salary slip this month and something feels different. The number at the bottom is higher than usual. No promotion. No increment. Just a fatter figure sitting there quietly. That’s your DA arrears. The Assam state government recently hiked DA … Read more
Why I Always Ask “Why?” Before Filing Anything Every time a colleague walks up to me saying “bhai, PF nikalna hai” — my first question is not “what’s your UAN?” My first question is “why?” PF is the single biggest financial asset most PSU employees are building. And they are building it mandatorily, whether they … Read more