The dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees and pensioners was last increased by only 2%, the lowest hike in about 78 months. After the latest DA hike for the January-June 2025 ...

In a welcome move, the central government has announced a significant increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for its employees ...

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the West Bengal government to pay 25 per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) to its state government employees. The interim order was passed by a bench comprising ...

Kolkata: In a major setback for the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Friday had asked the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government to pay 25 per cent of pending DA to the state government ...

Currently, central government employees receive 55 percent DA, while West Bengal employees get only 18 percent. The Supreme Court on Friday directed the West Bengal government to pay 25 percent DA ...

to its employees within three months, marking an interim decision in the ongoing dispute over DA parity with central government employees. This directive follows a 2022 Calcutta High Court ruling ...

"This decision follows a May 2022 order by the Calcutta High Court directing the West Bengal government to pay DA to its employees at the Central Government rate. Yet, even after that order ...

There are around 1.2 crore central government employees and pensioners whose salary ... most of the hike went toward adjusting Dearness Allowance (DA) and a smaller portion of salary really ...

The dispute between the state government and some of its employees began when the latter went to the Calcutta High Court seeking DA parity with central government staff, including arrears.

Bengal government employees receive 18 per cent DA after chief minister Mamata Banerjee had announced a 4 per cent DA increase during her state budget speech this year. Central government employees ...

The Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), which guarantees pension to Central government employees, has been launched ... 14 per cent of your basic pay plus DA into your NPS Tier 1 account.