Bhubaneswar, Mar 14 (Representative) Odisha government on Thursday announced a four percent increase in the Dearness Allowance(DA)and Dearness Relief(TI) for government employees and pensioners respectively. With the release of a 4 percent additional dose of Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (TI) the enhanced rate in favour of the Government Employees and Pensioners has been increased from 46 percent to 50 percent.
Official sources said the enhanced DA and TI will be paid from January 2024 retrospectively. The decision will benefit 4.5 lakh State Government employees and 3.5 lakh pensioners in the state.