The State Government on Monday declared a six-per cent hike in DA (Dearness Allowance) for its employees with retrospective effect from January 1, 2015. The allowance would be increased from the present 107 per cent to 113 per cent and it would benefit about four lakh State Government employees and pensioners, said a release released from the Chief Minister’s Office.
The hike in DA approved by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik would be applicable to all State Government employees, including the work charged and job contract employees. The employees would get the hiked DA in their salary for the month of April. The State exchequer would have an additional burden of Rs 455 cr because of the DA hike.