7th Pay Commission Latest News Today: Here comes a piece of good news for the government employees of Odisha. The state government on Tuesday hiked the dearness allowance and dearness relief of the state employees and pensioners by 4%.
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According to the latest notification, the dearness allowance has been hiked by 4 per cent. With the latest hike, the dearness allowance of the employees has been increased to 42 per cent from the existing 38 per cent. In a statement, the state government said that the hike in dearness allowance will be applicable retrospectively from January 1, 2023.
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The dearness relief for the pensioners has also been hiked by 4 per cent and they will get the revised amount in the pension for the month of June.
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The state government in a statement said nearly 7.5 lakh government employees and penisioners will benefit from the DA and DR hike.
