Rate of Dearness Allowances/ Relief from January, 2021
Finance, Dearness Allowance, Dearness Relief
Update: Rates of Dearness Allowance to West Bengal Govt. Employees
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
FINANCE (AUDIT) DEPARTMENT
NABANNA, MANDIRTALA, HOWRAH- 711 102
No. 78-F(P2). Dated, Howrah, the 8th January, 2021.
MEMORANDUM
The undersigned is directed to refer to Memo. No. 3490-F(P2), dated 14.12.2020, and to state that (i) The State Government Employees and the employees of Boards/ Corporations/ Educational Institutions etc. drawing pay more than Rs. 2,01,000/- only will also get Dearness Allowance @ 3% of revised basic pay with effect from 01.01.2021 and (ii) the pensioners/ family pensioners still drawing pre-revised pension/ family pension (as per R.O.P.A., 2009) will get Dearness Relief @ 133% with effect from 01.01.2021 till their pension/ family pension is revised.
The undersigned is further directed to state, in modification of para 2 (vi) of the above Memo., that Dearness Allowance/ Dearness Relief sanctioned therein shall be rounded off to next higher rupee in each case.
Sd/- M. Pant
Principal Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal