State Government Employees drawing pay more than Rs. 2,01,000/- only will also get Dearness Allowance @ 3% of revised basic pay and the pensioners still drawing pre-revised pension will get Dearness Relief @ 133% with effect from 01.01.2021.
Dearness Allowance in West Bengal
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. Rates of Dearness Allowance
Dearness Allowance @ 3% of Basic Pay w.e.f. 01.01.2021
The whole time State Government employees drawing basic pay upto Rs. 2,01,000/-shall draw Dearness Allowance @ 3% of basic pay w.e.f. 01.01.2021. The calculation of Dearness Allowances shall be made taking into account the revised basic pay and NPA.
Enhancement of DA/ DR in Universities w.e.f. Jan, 2019
Matter of enhancement of Dearness Allowance (DA) for the Teachers, Non-Teaching Employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for Pensioners of the State-aided Universities w.e.f. 01/01/2019.
DA to Teaching & Non-Teaching Staffs (Pre-Revised Scale), 2019
Grant of Dearness Allowance to the Teaching and Non-teaching employees of Government Aided/ Sponsored Educational Institutions who are in the prerevised scale of pay w.e.f. 01.01.2019.
Dearness Allowance to Teaching and Non-Teaching Staffs, 2019
Grant of Dearness Allowance to the Teaching and Non-teaching employees of Government Aided/ Sponsored Educational Institutions with effect from 1st January, 2019.
DA to Employees of DA getting Secondary School, 2018
Dearness Allowance to the whole time approved and regular teaching and non-teaching employees of DA getting schools and DA getting Anglo Indian Schools w.e.f. 01.01.2018.
DA to Employees of DA getting Primary School, 2018
Dearness Allowance to the whole time approved and regular teaching and non-teaching employees of DA getting schools, Anglo Indian Schools and Pandits of Sanskrit Tols wef 01.01.2018.
DA to Employees (Pre-Revised Scale) from January, 2019
Dearness Allowance to State Govt Employees, Teachers and Non-Teaching Employees, Employees of Statutory Bodies, Local Bodies etc. (pre-revised scale) w.e.f. 01.01.2019.
Dearness Allowance @125% w.e.f. January, 2019
Grant of Dearness Allowance to State Govt Employees, Employees of Statutory Bodies, Urban & Local Bodies, Teaching & Non-Teaching Employees of Govt Aided Educational Institutions w.e.f. 01.01.2019.
Additional 18% Dearness Allowance w.e.f. January, 2019
West Bengal Government announced an additional 18% Dearness Allowance for West Bengal Government Employees, effective from January, 2019. The 10% Interim Relief will be merged with D.A.