Tripura Government has announced a three percent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for the State government employees and pensioners.
DA/DR hike for Tripura Govt employees, pensioners
The DA hike will come into effect from April 1, 2025.
Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha made the announcement on the first day of the Tripura Assembly Budget session on Friday.
With the 3% hike announcement, total DA increased to 33% narrowing down the gap with the Central DA to 20%.
In a social media post, Dr Saha wrote, “During the Tripura Legislative Assembly’s Budget Session today, announced 3 percent hike in DA/DR for our Employees/ Pensioners with effect from 1st April, 2025”.
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This will require an additional amount of Rs. 300 crore. With this announcement, the DA/ DR will now increase from 30 to 33 percent.
IANS reports: Finance Department officials said that over 1,06,000 government employees and 82,000 pensioners would benefit from the government decision.
The official said that after coming into power in March 2018, the BJP government revised the pay scales, with effect from October 1, 2018, based on the 7th Central Pay Commission recommendations. Thereafter, the state government released additional DA and DR several times to its employees and pensioners.
State government employees and pensioners had long been demanding from the state government that their DA and DR be equal to that of Central government employees and pensioners.
Tripura Assembly Budget Session begins
Notably, Finance Minister of Tripura, Pranajit Singha Roy tabled the State Budget for 2025-26 FY on Friday. He has proposed a Rs 32,423.44 crore deficit budget with increased outlay for capital expenditure and no new tax has been imposed.
With total receipt is pegged at Rs 31,993 cr and expenditure is Rs 32,423.44 crore, deficit is estimated to be Rs 429.56 crore.
Singha Roy announced 13 new schemes and several new initiatives for the holistic development of the State.
The new schemes and initiatives announced are:
Bharat Mata Canteen cum Night Shelter
Recreation Centre for intellectually disabled
Mukhyamantri Konya Bibaha Yojana
Tripura Competitive Examination Centre
Centre for Computer Based Examination
Chief Minister’s Assistance for daughter/son of Army/CPMF Personnel
Coaching Centres on Science and English
Mukhyamantri Sashya Shamala Yojana
Mukhyamantri Balika Samriddhi Yojana
Chief Minister’s Scheme for Mentally Challenged Persons
Flyover at Agartala and Udaipur
Financial support to Gomati Milk Producers Union
43 High and Higher Secondary Schools will be constructed
23 Instructor (Music) will be recruited for Sachin Deb Barman Memorial Government
Music College
Takarjala CHC and Mohanpur CHC will be upgraded to Sub-divisional Hospital
500 seated Town Hall will be constructed at Pecharthal
New Building for Tripura Space Application Centre
Zonal offices of Tripura State Pollution Control Board will be established at
Kumarghat and Udaipur
Second Rubber Park at Santirbazar
Job Training of the Youth under ‘Skill Uday Tongai 2025’.
New Motor stand at Mohanpur, Kalyanpur, Bishalgarh, Manughat and Jatanbari
250 Solar Mast at different location of the State
132 Remotely located Habitations will be covered under Solar Power
Construction of New Court Building at Kanchanpur, Jampuijala, Karbook and Belonia
New Building for West Agartala Police Station, East Agartala Police Station, Belonia Police Station, Bagbassa Police Station Baikhora Police Station & Madhupur Police Station.
