Good News for Employee
A good news has arrived for the government employees! Earlier in the year the central government has released a 3% hike on the Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for employees. Subsequently, several states have also determined to increase their allowances. In this regards, the Tripura government has given DA & DR hike at 5% for 1.88 lakh Employee & Pensioners w.e.f for November 1, 2024.
Some of the information on Tripura Government
It is important to note that the decision to implement the enhancements on the allowances was done in consideration of the current difficulties. He said the government is giving consideration to its human capital. Therefore, this decision will cause extra expenditure of around 500 crore rupees from the state’s coffers.
Which Groups Gain from the Rise?
This move will be in the favor of more than 1.6 lakh government employees and about 82,000 pension holders across Tripura. This new increase means that the total DA for state government employees will have gone up to 30%.
Background of DA Increases
The current BJP government which assumed office in March 2018 has granted the recommendations of the 7t’h Central Pay Commission effective from October l st 2018. On the other hand, the earlier left front government government used to release the DA twice a year.
It is for this reason that the BJP government has made several phased adjustments. The last hike was declared in March 2024 with a hike of 5 percent. With this latest increase, a DA gap between the state employees and the central government employees has been closed slightly.
Currently state employees get 30% DA and the central government employees get 53% DA. In the last two years, Tripura government has accorded its nod for a total enhancement of 27% in DA.
