Agartala, 23 September (IANS). The Tripura government has given special gifts to government employees and pensioners in the festive atmosphere of Shardiya Navratri and Durga Puja. Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Tuesday announced a 3 percent increase in dearness allowance (DA) of government employees and inflation relief (DR) of pensioners.
This increase will be effective from 1 October 2025, which will benefit about 1.90 lakh employees and pensioners of the state. This decision will cost an additional Rs 125 crore on the state fund, but the government has described it as a gift of the festive season.
Addressing the session, Dr. Saha said, “Our government is an employee-interest. Our aim is not only to ensure the development of the employees, but the entire state. After my assuming power, it was already increased by 29 percent, and now the additional 3 percent is announced. Despite financial challenges, this step has been made about Rs 100 crore for 1 percent increase. It will also be a special governing for each employee and the durga puja will prove to The announcement was made on the last day of the assembly session, which is being concluded on 23 September.
Finance Minister Pranjit Singh Roy, while supporting the announcement, said that the government is committed to the overall development of the state as well as employee-supporting policies. He said that this increase will increase DA from 30 percent to 33 percent, which is still behind the Central Government’s DA (50 percent), but it is a positive step keeping in mind the economic situation of the state. Roy said, “We are focusing on infrastructure, good governance and business ease. This growth will provide relief in festive recession.”
This announcement has brought enthusiasm among employees and pensioners, who were waiting for additional funds for festive shopping and family expenses. Durga Puja is the main festival of the state in Tripura, where the decoration of the pandals, cultural programs and mass feasts are organized. In the previous years too, the government had declared such relief packages on the festive occasion, but this time an additional expenditure of 125 crores will put pressure on the state’s budget of 32,423 crore. However, experts say that this step will speed up the state’s economy, as the purchasing power of the employees will increase.
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