Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on Friday increasing the Dearness Allowance (DA) of government employees and pensioners by 3%.
The decision would benefit 7.5 lakh Odisha government employees and pensioners, as per the Chief Minister's Office.
The government also decided to pay 30% of the arrears of employees on the Seventh Pay Commission. Earlier, they received 50% of the arrears of their increased pay from January 2016 to August 2017.
It will benefit 6 lakh government employees in the State.
Following the hike, the government employees will now get 31% DA. The hike will be effective from July 1, 2021.
