The Kerala government on Friday ordered a hike in the Dearness Allowance (DA) for teaching staff as part of the University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and medical education schemes, and the Dearness Relief (DR) for UGC and family pensioners in the state. In its announcement, the finance department said that the teaching staff, those who changed to the new pay scale from as early as January 2016 or later, will receive 46 per cent DA under the new scheme from the earlier 42 per cent.

It also stated that the DA rate for teaching staff, whose pay falls under the sixth pay scale starting from January 2006 or later, under the UGC, AICTE, and medical education schemes will be increased from 221 per cent to 230 per cent. Additionally, the rate of DR

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