Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced a 4% increase in dearness allowance and dearness relief for state government employees and pensioners.
With the latest hike, the dearness allowance and dearness relief rose to 50% from 46%.
The enhanced amount will be paid from Jan. 1, 2024, retrospectively, a release issued by the Chief Minister's Office said.
This will benefit 4.5 lakh state government employees and 3.5 lakh pensioners, officials said.
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