Odisha hikes DA of government employees by 4 pc

Odisha government on Tuesday announced a hike in dearness allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for state government employees and pensioners.

As per the latest notification, the dearness allowance has been hiked by four per cent. With this, the dearness allowance of the employees has been increased to 42 per cent from the existing 38 per cent. The hike in dearness allowance will be applicable retrospectively from January 1, 2023.

The TI has also been hiked by 4 per cent and the pensioners will get the revised amount in the pension for the month of June. As per an official statement, nearly 7.5 lakh government employees and penisioners will benefit from the DA and DR hike.