Patnaik announces 4% DA hike for Odisha govt employees

Bhubaneswar, Mar 14 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced a 4-per cent increase in dearness allowance and dearness relief for s..

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March 14, 2024 / 13:17 IST

On Thursday, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik declared that state government employees and pensioners would receive a 4-percent rise in dearness allowance and dearness relief.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced a 4-per cent increase in dearness allowance and dearness relief for state government employees and pensioners.

With the latest hike, the DA and DR rose to 50 per cent from 46 per cent.

The enhanced amount will be paid from January 1, 2024, retrospectively, a release issued by the Chief Minister’s Office said. This will benefit 4.5 lakh state government employees and 3.5 lakh pensioners, officials said.

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first published: Mar 14, 2024 01:12 pm

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