Salary Increase: Good news for the government employees of this state, now their salary will increase by this much..

The state government has taken an important decision to benefit lakhs of government employees and pensioners of Odisha. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has increased the dearness allowance (DA) for government employees by 2 percent. With this increase, DA will increase from the current 53 percent to 55 percent. The Chief Minister's Office said that DA will be implemented from January 1, 2025, and employees will also get the increased amount with the salary of April.

Pensioners got relief

Along with government employees, the Odisha government has also announced a 2 percent increase in dearness relief, commonly called TI, for pensioners. Due to this step, government employees and pensioners of Odisha have got great relief. About 8.5 lakh people will benefit from this. The government has taken this decision given inflation.

The government decided given the inflation.

As we have told you the government has taken this decision given inflation. The government has described it as a positive step towards financial safety for government employees and thousands of families dependent on pensions.

The central government has also increased the DA.

In recent times, the central government has also given great relief to its lakhs of employees and pensioners. Under the 7th Finance Commission, a 2 percent increase in dearness allowance (DA) has been approved, which will increase the monthly income of government employees and pensioners. The new DA has come into effect from January 1, 2025.

Now government employees will also get their arrears. About 48.66 lakh employees and 66.55 lakh pensioners will benefit from this. The government has increased the DA from the current 53 percent to 55 percent. For your information, let us tell you that DA is given on a basic salary, so the increase in salary of each employee is different.

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