By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: With Durga Puja fever grips the entire State, Odisha Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced 4% increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (TI) for Government employees and pensioners .
The State Government announced release of 4 percent additional dose of Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (TI) in favour of State Government Employees and Pensioners respectively to enhance the rate from 42% to 46%.
The enhanced DA and TI will be paid from 01.07.2023 retrospectively. This will benefit 4.5 lakh State Government employees and 3.5 lakh pensioners.