Bhubaneswar (IANS) | The Odisha government has announced a 4 per cent hike in the Dearness Allowance (DA) for its employees and pensioners. This will be applicable from January 1. With the latest hike, the DA of government employees has increased from 38 per cent to 42 per cent. Employees will get the increased DA in cash in the salary of the current month (June).
The government has also increased the dearness relief to pensioners by 4 per cent. They will also get enhanced relief in the current month’s pension.
The move will benefit all regular employees and pensioners, who number 7.5 lakh in the state.
–IANS
