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.

Dearness Allowance @ 18% of Basic Pay w.e.f. April, 2025

The whole time State Government employees shall draw Dearness Allowance @ 18% of basic pay with effect from 01/04/2025.

Relief/Dearness Allowance at 4% of Base Pay beginning in January 2024

Dearness Allowance/ Relief @ 4% of Basic Pay w.e.f. January, 2024

Grant of Dearness Allowance to State Government Employees and the employees of Government aided Educational Institutions, employees of Statutory Bodies, Government Undertakings, Panchayats including Panchayat Karmee, Municipal Corporations/ Municipalities, Local Bodies etc. and also Dearness Relief to the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners.
Grant of Dearness Allowance to Employees of Colleges wef March, 2023

Grant of Dearness Allowance to the employees of State-aided Non-Government Colleges and also Dearness Relief to the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners of State-aided Non-Government Colleges of West Bengal with effect from 01.03.2023.
Dearness Allowance/ Relief @ 6% of Basic Pay w.e.f. March, 2023

Governor has been pleased to decide that the State Government employees shall draw Dearness Allowance @ 6% of basic pay w.e.f. 01/03/2023.
Dearness Relief to Pensioners (pre-revised) w.e.f. 01.01.2021

Grant of Dearness Relief @ 133% with effect from 1st January, 2021 to the Pensioner/ Family Pensioner of State-aided Non-Government Colleges drawing pre-revised Pension/ Family Pension (as per R.O.P.A. 2009).
Dearness Relief @ 3% to Pensioners of Colleges wef Jan, 2021

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.
Rate of Dearness Allowances/ Relief from January, 2021

State Government Employees drawing pay more than Rs. 2,01,000/- only will also get Dearness Allowance @ 3% of revised basic pay and the pensioners still drawing pre-revised pension will get Dearness Relief @ 133% with effect from 01.01.2021.
Dearness Allowance @ 3% of Basic Pay w.e.f. January, 2021

The whole time State Government employees drawing basic pay upto Rs. 2,01,000/-shall draw Dearness Allowance @ 3% of basic pay w.e.f. 01.01.2021. The calculation of Dearness Allowances shall be made taking into account the revised basic pay and NPA.
Enhancement of DA/ DR in Universities w.e.f. Jan, 2019

Matter of enhancement of Dearness Allowance (DA) for the Teachers, Non-Teaching Employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for Pensioners of the State-aided Universities w.e.f. 01/01/2019.
Dearness Relief to Teaching/ Non-Teaching Pensioners, 2019

Grant of Dearness Relief on Pension to the teaching and non-teaching Pensioners/ Family Pensioners of the State aided Non-Government Educational Institutions w.e.f. 01.01.2019.
Dearness Relief to Pensioners (pre-revised) w.e.f. 01.01.2019
Grant of Dearness Relief @ 242% to State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners whose pension/ family pension has not been revised with effect from 01.01.2019.
- Dearness Relief to State Govt. Pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2019
  
  Grant of Dearness Relief @ 125% of basic pension to State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners with effect from 1st January, 2019.
- Dearness Relief to Teaching/ Non-Teaching Pensioners, 2018
  
  Grant of Dearness Relief on Pension to the teaching and non-teaching Pensioners/ Family Pensioners of State aided Non-Govt Educational Institutions w.e.f. 01.01.2018
- Dearness Relief to Pensioners of Universities w.e.f. January, 2018
  
  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.
- Dearness Relief to Pensioners of Colleges @ 100% w.e.f. 01.01.2018
  
  Grant of Dearness Relief @100% on Basic Pension/ Basic Family Pension to the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners of State-aided Non-Govt. Colleges w.e.f. 01.01.2018.
- Dearness Relief to Pensioners (pre-revised) w.e.f. 01.01.2018
  
  Grant of Dearness Relief to State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners whose pension/ family pension has not been revised @ 199% with effect from 01.01.2018.
- Dearness Relief to State Govt. Pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2018
  
  State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners shall draw Dearness Relief @100% of basic pension with effect from 01.01.2018 onwards.
- Dearness Relief to Teaching/ Non-Teaching Pensioners, 2017
  
  Grant of Dearness Relief on Pension to the teaching and non-teaching Pensioners/ Family Pensioners of the of State aided Non-Government Educational Institutions w.e.f. 01.01.2017.
- Dearness Relief to Teaching/ Non-Teaching Pensioners, 2016
  
  Grant of Dearness Relief on Pension to the teaching and non-teaching Pensioners/ Family Pensioners of the of State aided Non-Government Educational Institutions w.e.f. 01.01.2016.
- Dearness Relief to Pensioners of Universities w.e.f. January, 2017
  
  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.
- Dearness Relief @ 85% to Pensioners of Colleges w.e.f. 01.01.2017
  Grant of Dearness Relief @85% on Basic Pension/ Basic Family Pension to the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners of State-aided Non-Govt. Colleges with effect from 01.01.2017.
  - Dearness Relief to Pensioners (pre-revised) w.e.f. 01.01.2017
    
    Grant of Dearness Relief @ 173% to State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners with effect from 01.01.2017 whose pension/ family pension has not been revised.
  - Dearness Relief to State Govt. Pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2017
    
    State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners shall draw Dearness Relief @85% of Basic Pension/ Basic Family Pension with effect from 1st January, 2017.
  - Dearness Relief to Pensioners of Universities w.e.f. January, 2016
    
    Grant of Dearness Relief to the Teaching and Non-Teaching Pensioners of the State-Aided Universities in West Bengal w.e.f. January 01, 2016.
  - Dearness Relief to Pensioners (pre-revised) w.e.f. 01.01.2016
    
    Grant of Dearness Relief to State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners whose pension/ family pension has not been revised in terms of F.D. Memo No. 200-F(Pen) and No. 201-F(Pen) both dated 25.02.2009 @ 156% with effect from 01.01.2016.
  - Dearness Relief to State Govt. Pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2016
    
    State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners shall draw Dearness Relief @75% of Basic Pension/ Basic Family Pension with effect from 1st January, 2016 onwards.
  - Dearness Relief to Teaching/ Non-Teaching Pensioners, 2015
    
    Grant of Dearness Relief on Pension to teaching and non-teaching Pensioners/ Family Pensioners under the administrative control of the School Education Department w.e.f. 01.01.2015.
  - Dearness Relief to Pensioners of Universities w.e.f. January, 2015
    
    Grant of Dearness Relief to the Teaching and Non-Teaching Pensioners of the State-Aided Universities in West Bengal including West Bengal University of Technology and Netaji Subhas Open University, w.e.f. January 01, 2015.
  - Dearness Relief to Pensioners (pre-revised) w.e.f. 01.01.2015
    
    Dearness Relief to State Govt Pensioners/ Family Pensioners whose pension/ family pension has not been revised @ 139% w.e.f. 01.01.2015.
  - Dearness Relief to State Govt. Pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2015
    
    State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners shall draw Dearness Relief @ 65% of basic pension/ basic family pension with effect from 1st January, 2015.
  - Dearness Relief to State Govt. Pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2014
    
    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.
    
    Dearness Relief to Teaching/ Non-Teaching Pensioners, 2013
    
    Grant of Dearness Relief on Pension to the teaching and non-teaching Pensioners/ Family Pensioners of the of State aided Non-Government Educational Institutions w.e.f. 01.01.2013.
    
    Dearness Relief to State Govt. Pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2013
    
    State Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners shall draw Dearness Relief @ 52% of basic pension/ basic family pension with effect from January 1, 2013.
    
    Grant of Dearness Relief to Pensioners w.e.f. January 1, 2012
    
    State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners shall draw Dearness Relief @ 45% of basic Pension with effect from January 1, 2012 onwards.
    
    DEARNESS RELIEF

Dearness Relief

The whole time State Government employees shall draw Dearness Allowance @ 18% of basic pay with effect from 01/04/2025.

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