NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday raised the Dearness Allowance (DA) for state government employees to 63%, with the revised rate effective from July 1.The enhanced DA will be paid along with the November salary, with the Yogi Adityanath-led government’s announcement coming on the eve of Diwali.The hike will benefit employees of the state government, aided educational institutions, technical educational institutions and urban local bodies across Uttar Pradesh.The government has also decided to credit the DA arrears for July to October 2026 to the employees’ provident fund accounts.This is a 3% increase in DA for Uttar Pradesh government employees, following the previous hike in June.The announcement comes days after the Centre also approved a 3% DA hike for central government employees, taking their allowance to 63% as well.(ANI inputs)