Dearness Allowance

Dearness Allowance is granted as a percentage of the basic salary to mitigate the impact of inflation on the employees. Consumer Price Index is a determining factor to fix the rate of Dearness Allowance.

DA to Employees of Anglo Indian Schools, Sanskrit Tols etc. 2024

School Education

Grant of revised rate of Dearness Allowance Teaching and Non-teaching employees of Anglo Indian Schools, DA getting schools (Primary & Secondary) and Non-Govt. Sanskrit Tols in West Bengal with effect from 01.01.2024.

Dearness Allowance @ 14% of Basic Pay w.e.f. April, 2024

Finance

Governor has been pleased to decide that enhancement of rate of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief in respect of the employees and Pensioners/ Family Pensioners shall be effective from 01/04/2024 instead of 01/05/2024.

Dearness Allowance @ 14% of Basic Pay w.e.f. May, 2024

Finance

Grant of Dearness Allowance to State Government Employees and the employees of Government aided Educational Institutions, employees of Statutory Bodies, Government Undertakings, Panchayats including Panchayat Karmee, Municipal Corporations/ Municipalities, Local Bodies etc. and also Dearness Relief to the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners.

Dearness Allowance/ Relief @ 10% of Basic Pay w.e.f. January, 2024

Finance

Grant of Dearness Allowance to Employees of Colleges wef March, 2023

Higher Education

Grant of Dearness Allowance to the employees of State-aided Non-Government Colleges and also Dearness Relief to the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners of State-aided Non-Government Colleges of West Bengal with effect from 01.03.2023.

Dearness Allowance/ Relief @ 6% of Basic Pay w.e.f. March, 2023

Finance

Governor has been pleased to decide that the State Government employees shall draw Dearness Allowance @ 6% of basic pay w.e.f. 01/03/2023.

Grant of Dearness Allowance to Employees of Colleges wef Jan, 2021

Higher Education

Grant of Dearness Allowance to the employees of Non-Govt. Educational Institutions and other Govt. Aided/ Sponsored Organizations with effect from 1st January 2021.