Hyderabad, June 13 -- In a good news to pensioners who retired from government service, the Telangana government has decided to increase their Dearness Alliance (DA) from 26.39 percent to 33.03 percent on their basic pension with effect from January 1, 2023.

The increase in DA applies to state government employees who have retired from service on or after July 1, 2018, and have been drawing pension as per the revised pay scales of 2020.

It will also apply to the employees who retired before July 1, 2018, and whose pension was consolidated as per GO Ms No 55 issued dated June 1, 2021.

It also applies to the pensioners, who have been drawing pensions in the revised pay scales of 2015 from 63.912 percent to 68.628 percent of their basic p...