Odisha Government Hikes DA By 5%

Bhubaneswar (Pramit Pramathes): With the beginning of the Odisha’s budget session today, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced a hike of 5 per cent Dearness Allowance for its employees and pensioners with retrospective effect from January 1, 2020.

The announcement was made a day after the State Government announced to clear the 10 per cent arrears pending on account of retrospective implementation of 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations with effect from January 1, 2016-August 31, 2017 yesterday.

The decision of Odisha Government will benefit around 3.5 lakh state government employees.