Agartala: Dec 27: Tripura Government today announced 12 percent Dearness Allowance for all the government employees and retired employees despite paucity of funds, as informed by Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha.
In a press conference at Secretariat here in Agartala today, Chief Minister said state government took decision that 12 percent of Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for government employees and retired employees with effect from December 01, 2022 would benefit 1,04,600 regular employees and 80,800 pensioners/ families. After the release of the 12 percent DA/DR, the total DA/DR now stands 20 percent.
He also announced another major decision over 50 percent hike in remuneration of DRWs, MRWs, PTWs and Contingent workers. The decision would benefit 8600 workers in various categories.
An additional amount of Rs 1440 crore would be required annually to implement both the decisions, he said.
