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.
Disbursement of admissible Arrear Dearness Relief (DR) immediately to eligible State Government pensioners and family pensioners for the period from April, 2008 to December, 2015, calculated as per AICPI (100% neutralization).
Arrears of Dearness Allowance/ Dearness Relief of employees/ pensioners of Grant-in-Aid Institutions for the period from April 2008 to December 2019.
The Arrear DA/DR, for the period from January, 2016 to December, 2019 shall be calculated as per AICPI and paid in two equal installments viz 1st installment in March, 2026 and 2nd installment in September, 2026.
The whole time State Government employees shall draw Dearness Allowance @ 18% of basic pay with effect from 01/04/2025.
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.
Grant of Dearness Allowance (DA) to the regular Teaching and Non-teaching employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for the Pensioners of the State-aided/ Govt.-aided Educational Institutions, employees of statutory bodies under the administrative control of the Department of Higher Education w.e.f. 01.05.2024.
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 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.
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 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).