Dearness Relief

State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners shall draw Dearness Relief at a certain rate of basic pension/ basic family pension which is fixed by the State Government time to time.

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

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.

Dearness Relief to Pensioners (pre-revised) w.e.f. 01.01.2021

Higher Education

Grant of Dearness Relief @ 133% with effect from 1st January, 2021 to the Pensioner/ Family Pensioner of State-aided Non-Government Colleges drawing pre-revised Pension/ Family Pension (as per R.O.P.A. 2009).

Dearness Relief @ 3% to Pensioners of Colleges wef Jan, 2021

Higher Education

Dearness Relief @ 3% with effect from 01.01.2021 shall also be admissible to the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners of State aided Non-Government Colleges, who are in receipt of revised Pension/ revised Family Pension as per recommendations of 6th Pay Commission.

Rate of Dearness Allowances/ Relief from January, 2021

Finance

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.