Odisha government hikes dearness allowance by 4 percent

Bhubaneswar: The Naveen Patnaik government on Tuesday hiked the dearness allowance (DA) for all the State government employees by 4 per cent.

The hike in dearness allowance will be applicable retrospectively that is from January 1, 2023 (01.01. 2023). The DA has been hiked from 38 percent to 42 percent.

It is noteworthy that ahead of Raja Sankranti 2023, Odisha government on Tuesday announced a major hike in dearness allowance (DA) for the state government employees.

The hike shall be applicable for 7.5 lakh government employees and pensioners.

According to the latest notification, the dearness allowance has been hiked by 4 (four) percent.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday approved the proposal for hike in the dearness allowance for the state government employees.