Govts can take policy decisions before poll code comes into force: CEC on Mamata's DA arrears moveBefore the model code of conduct takes effect, both central and state administrations enjoy the liberty to implement policy changes, as rei...
16 Mar, 2026, 07.32 PM IST
West Bengal polls: Did Mamata Banerjee break Model Code of Conduct with DA move? Here's what CEC saidWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced clearance of DA arrears for state employees and a hike in honorarium for religious cle...
15 Mar, 2026, 09.00 PM IST
Minutes before poll dates, Mamata unveils DA relief and clergy hikeIn a pivotal move ahead of the Election Commission’s announcement, West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee unveiled a series of reform...
15 Mar, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
Supreme Court directs West Bengal govt to pay dearness allowance to its employees from 2008-2019The Supreme Court has ordered the West Bengal government to pay dearness allowance (DA) to nearly 20 lakh employees for the 2008-2019 perio...
05 Feb, 2026, 04.29 PM IST
DA hike in West Bengal: Mamata government increases Dearness Allowance. Who will benefit and by how much?West Bengal DA Hike: West Bengal government has declared a 4% hike in dearness allowance for state employees and pensioners beginning April...
13 Feb, 2025, 11.10 AM IST
West Bengal announces 4% DA, funds for building rural houses, roads and flood managementWest Bengal has announced a 4% dearness allowance for its state employees, effective April 1, 2025. The state budget prioritizes rural hous...
12 Feb, 2025, 07.20 PM IST
Rs 3.89 lakh cr budget for FY'26 tabled in Bengal assembly, 4% DA increasedWest Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya presented a budget of Rs 3.89 lakh crore for 2025-26, with a focus on social welfare, r...
12 Feb, 2025, 06.54 PM IST
West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari visits DA protester’s platform, shows solidarity; TMC slams LoPLeader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari visited the protest platform of the Dearness Allowance (DA) protesters to show solidarity. Adhi...
23 Jan, 2024, 08.50 PM IST
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announces a 4% raise in DAWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, who was speaking at the inauguration of Christmas Carnival at Allen Park in Park Street today, said that th...
21 Dec, 2023, 09.55 PM IST
After DA hike by Centre, BJP's Suvendu Adhikari claims difference with Bengal 36 pcA spokesperson of the Steering Committee of the agitating state employees said they will intensify the demand for bridging the DA gap betwe...
25 Mar, 2023, 12.48 PM IST
Employees demonstrate in front of gates of govt offices in Bengal demanding hike in DAA protestor, belonging to the CPI(M)'s employees wing, said outside the Kolkata Municipal Corporation building here that "instead of issuin...
10 Mar, 2023, 05.48 PM IST
Bengal govt issues notification announcing 6% DA to employees"The DA will also be admissible to teaching and non-teaching staff of government-aided institutes as well as to staff of the local bodies. ...
25 Feb, 2023, 12.35 AM IST
West Bengal government employees to get DA at 125 per cent from JanuaryOn June 2018, Banerjee had announced 18 per cent hike in dearness allowance for state government employees and a 10 per cent interim relief...
03 Jan, 2019, 06.04 PM IST
Bengal government announced additional 18% DA to state government employeesThe chief minister further added that her government has been releasing DA every year despite the huge loan burden it has inherited from th...
19 Jun, 2018, 08.05 PM IST
Mamata announces new pay commission for government employeesBanerjee announced a 10 per cent hike in dearness allowance for the state employees from January next, two days after the Central governmen...
11 Sep, 2015, 06.51 PM IST
Dearness Allowance hike for West Bengal government employeesThe Chief Minister said that the government decided to increase the DA by 7 per cent despite resource constraints.
09 Jan, 2015, 04.42 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee's announcement on extra dearness allowance creates din in West Bengal Legislative AssemblyWB Legislative Assembly witnessed an uproar following Mamata's announcement for paying an additional dearness allowance to the state govern...
21 Nov, 2013, 12.08 PM IST