Mohali: The Punjab government has increased the dearness allowance (DA) of 6,507 computer teachers working under the Punjab Information and Communication Technology Education Society (PICTES) by 40 percentage points.
Following the revision, the DA has risen from 181 per cent to 221 per cent of basic pay, according to the information provided. The decision will benefit thousands of computer teachers across the state.
The announcement also mentions that more than 1,000 employees will be regularised. However, the available report does not specify the categories of employees covered, the timeline for regularisation or the date from which the revised DA will take effect.
The DA revision and proposed regularisation are significant service-related developments for employees covered by the announcement. Further details about implementation are awaited.
