Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Tuesday hiked the dearness allowance (DA) for its employees and pensioners with retrospective effect from January 1, 2018.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved a proposal in this regard.
The DA has been increased by 2 percent taking it to a total of 7 percent for the employees and pensioners, a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office stated.
Apart from that the elderly persons who have been drawing pension at the pre-revised rate will now receive a hiked dearness relief (TI) of 2 percent. Besides, those drawing pension without a pre-revised rate will get an additional TI of 3 percent, the statement added.
According to sources, the state government had increased DA for its employees by 1 percent in November last year.
Bhubaneswar: Odisha unit of BJP on Tuesday accused BJD of spreading lies and seeking votes…
Bhubaneswar: Amid unprecedented party-hopping, tweaking of candidates list by Congress, BJD and BJP has left…
New Delhi: National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma on Tuesday, called the alleged "obscene…
Bhubaneswar: In a fresh setback for Biju Janata Dal (BJD) ahead of the twin elections…
Introduction In the realm of classic games, few hold the timeless charm and universal appeal…
Sonepur: In another case of transport of unaccounted cash before elections, police seized around Rs…
Malkangiri: With the twin elections in Odisha fast approaching, Malkangiri Assembly constituency is all set…
London: A 13-year-old boy, who was among the five wounded by a man wielding a…