<p>Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced a four per cent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for state government employees and pensioners.</p>.<p>With this hike, the rate of DA for Odisha government employees and DR for pensioners has now increased to 46 per cent from 42 per cent, an official said.</p>.<p>The enhanced amount will be paid from July 1, 2023 retrospectively.</p>.<p>The increased DA will benefit 4.5 lakh state government employees and 3.5 lakh pensioners in Odisha, the official added. </p>
<p>Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced a four per cent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for state government employees and pensioners.</p>.<p>With this hike, the rate of DA for Odisha government employees and DR for pensioners has now increased to 46 per cent from 42 per cent, an official said.</p>.<p>The enhanced amount will be paid from July 1, 2023 retrospectively.</p>.<p>The increased DA will benefit 4.5 lakh state government employees and 3.5 lakh pensioners in Odisha, the official added. </p>