Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

DA Hike: West Bengal Announces 4% Dearness Allowance Hike For Government Employees In Budget


(MENAFN- Live Mint) The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government has announced a 4% hike in dearness allowance for its employees as part of the budget, PTI reported.

The announcement was made by the state's Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya during the budget presentation on Thursday, 5 February.

In addition to the dearness allowance, the allowance for ASHA and Anganwadi workers has been hiked by ₹1,000. The government will also launch a scheme to provide unemployed youths with a monthly allowance of ₹1,500 for up to 5 years.

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