Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha Tuesday announced 3 per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for all employees and pensioners of the state government at the end of the eighth session of the 13th Assembly.

Saha said the new DA and DR hike would come into effect from October 1 onwards. Approximately 1.05 lakh employees, and more than 84,000 pensioners will directly benefit from the decision.

In March this year, the Tripura Government announced a 3 per cent hike in DA and DR, narrowing the gap with the Centre’s employees and pensioners to 22 per cent. The 2 per cent DA hike announced by the Centre in January this year, shortly before the state government’s announcement, raised the allowance to 55 per cent for its employees.

With Tuesday’s announcement, Tripura Governm

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