Gratuity increased for Odisha government employees

In what can be viewed as a Dusshera gift for state government employees, the Odisha govt has decided to enhance the Gratuity limit of the government employees from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 20 lakh.

As per the decision, the State Government has enhanced the Death-Cum-Retirement Gratuity (DCRG) benefit from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 20 lakh retrospectively from January 1, 2024, for all regular State Government employees.

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Earlier, various Service Associations of the State had requested the Government to enhance the ceiling limit of DCRG admissible to the State Government employees. 

Notably, the Central Government has enhanced the Retirement and Death Gratuity under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021 for its employees with effect from January 1, 2024.