Bhubaneswar: The state government on Thursday announced a hike of 1 per cent in dearness allowance of it’s employees and pensioners.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved the release of the enhanced DA, which will be applicable with retrospective effect from July 1.
While the state government employees will now get DA at 5 per cent on their basic salaries, pensioners shall receive DA at 3 per cent.
