Odisha Govt Hikes DA Of Its Employees By 4%

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government announced a 4% hike in the Dearness Allowance (DA) for the State government employees on Friday.

According to a notification issued by the Office of the Chief Minister (CMO), the State Government has increased the Dearness Allowance by 4 per cent. With the fresh hike, the DA of government employees increased to 42 per cent from 38 per cent.

The employees will get the increased DA in the current month’s salary (June) through direct cash.

The government also hiked TI by 4 per cent of the pensioners. They will also get the hiked TI in their current month’s pension. The decision will benefit 7.5 lakh employees and pensioners.

The hike in DA and TI for government employees and pensioners was approved by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The hike in DA and TI will be effective retrospectively from 1 January 2023.