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.
Governor is pleased to decide that the State Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners shall draw Dearness Relief @ 58% of basic pension/ basic family pension with effect from January 01, 2014.
Grant of Dearness Relief to the Teaching and Non-Teaching Pensioners of the State-Aided Universities in West Bengal w.e.f. January 01, 2018.
State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners shall draw Dearness Relief @ 45% of basic Pension with effect from January 1, 2012 onwards.
State Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners shall draw Dearness Relief @ 52% of basic pension/ basic family pension with effect from January 1, 2013.
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.
Grant of Dearness Relief to the Teaching and Non-Teaching Pensioners of the State-Aided Universities in West Bengal w.e.f. January 01, 2017.