Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Monday announced to increase the Dearness Allowance (DA) of government employees and pensioners by 3 percent.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today approved the proposal in this regard.
The government employees and pensioners will now get 34% DA following the hike, which will be effective from January 1, 2022.
The increased amount will be provided to employees and pensioners in their salary for the month of September. The arrears of DA for the months from January to August will be disbursed by the authorities separately, a CMO release stated today.
The decision would benefit around 4 lakh employees and 3.5 lakh pensioners of the State Government.
