Pongal gift: TN staff. DA hiked to 31%, Cash gift to Gr. C & D staff:
With Pongal around the corner, the Tamil Nadu State Government Staff are having some news to cheer. The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday announced an increase in dearness allowance to its employees and pensioners that will result in the state incurring an additional annual expenditure of Rs 8,724 crore. 16 lakh government employees and retirees will profit from the action.