dearness allowance

Kolkata, April 11 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on Saturday that before the West Bengal Assembly elections, the Trinamool Congress had once again resorted to spreading false videos to gain political advantage.He was referring to the recent video-cum-audio clip released by the...

Chandigarh, April 10 Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Friday demanded that the salaries of the chief minister, ministers, MLAs, and senior officials be withheld until the pending Dearness Allowance dues of government employees are released.He said that lakhs of employees have...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday held that the State cannot differentiate between serving employees and pensioners when enhancing allowances meant to counter inflation.In a significant judgment upholding the right to equality for retirees, a bench comprising Justice Manoj Misra...

Chandigarh, April 10 Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar said on Friday that the state government should announce the implementation of a crop insurance scheme for farmers during the special Vidhan Sabha session scheduled for April 13.Jakhar said he has also written a letter to Chief Minister...

New Delhi, April 10 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah signaled a major political push in West Bengal on Friday, asserting that the state is ready for change as he arrived to release the BJP’s election manifesto, or ‘Sankalp Patra’, in Kolkata.In a post on X, HM Shah said, “Bengal, tired of TMC...

Chandigarh, April 8 The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday directed the Punjab administration to clear the pending Dearness Allowance (DA) for state government employees and pensioners by June 30.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar was hearing a series of petitions regarding the delay in the...

Bhopal, April 2 – The Madhya Pradesh Finance Department issued orders on Thursday to government employees, stating that the Dearness Allowance (DA) in the state has been increased by three percent.As a result of this increase, employees will now receive a total DA of 58 percent, up from the...

Shimla, March 30 Hundreds of pensioners staged a protest at Chaura Maidan near the Vidhan Sabha, demanding their long-delayed payments.The protesters were gathered under the banner of the Himachal Pradesh Pensioners Joint Executive Committee.According to the demonstrators, pensioners who...

Kolkata, March 28 The West Bengal government will pay the outstanding Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears to serving employees, pensioners, and family pensioners in a single installment instead of the two installments announced earlier, an official said on Saturday.This decision follows a Supreme...

Kolkata, March 27 The West Bengal government decided on Friday to keep the accounts branch of the home and hill affairs department open over the weekend to expedite the processing of Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears following a recent Supreme Court judgment, according to an official memorandum...

Bhopal, March 23 – The Madhya Pradesh government has approved a 3 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for state employees and pensioners, raising the total rate to 58 per cent, effective from July 1, 2025. The decision, taken by the Council of Ministers, aligns the state’s DA with the...

Bhopal, March 23 The Madhya Pradesh cabinet on Monday approved a 3 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for government employees and pensioners, and also cleared development and construction projects worth Rs 6,940 crore, officials said.The DA increase will benefit approximately 10...

New Delhi, March 20 In response to a long-standing demand from over two lakh train operations staff, the Railway Board announced on Friday a 25 per cent increase in kilometerage allowance for loco running staff, effective from January 1, 2024.This announcement comes after over two years of...

Gangtok, March 19 The Sikkim government has announced a 5 per cent increase in the Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for its employees and pensioners, respectively, according to an official notification.The increase will be effective from July 1, 2025, retrospectively...

Agartala, March 16 Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha announced on Monday a 5 per cent increase in dearness allowance for state government employees, bringing the total DA to 41 per cent.Shortly after Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy concluded his budget speech, Saha announced that the...

Chandigarh, March 16 Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the state on Monday, saying that its main achievements in the past four years have been the mounting debt burden and the expansion of gangsterism and drug use.Jakhar made these remarks...

Agartala, March 16 – The Tripura government announced on Monday a 5 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for 1,83,582 government employees and pensioners in the state.Making the announcement on the second day of the ongoing Budget session of the Tripura...

Kolkata, March 15 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Sunday that the state government would pay arrears in Dearness Allowance (DA) to its employees from 2008, as directed by the Supreme Court.The announcement was made through a statement posted by the Chief Minister on...

Kolkata, March 13 – The “work stoppage” protest called by various associations representing West Bengal government employees, which was consolidated under the collective organization of Sangrami Joutho Mancha (Joint Movement Forum) on Friday to express their discontent regarding the alleged...

Kolkata, March 13 Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, said on Friday that he raised the issue of the "disrespect" shown to President Droupadi Murmu by the state government during his first meeting with the new Governor R N Ravi.Adhikari also praised the...