By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, February 25, 2019: The Odisha Government on Monday hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (TI) for its employees and pension holders, respectively by 3 per cent.

An announcement in this regard was made by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The hike in DA and TI will be implemented retrospectively from January 1, 2019.

The move comes just on the heels of the Centre’s decision to increase the DA by 3 per cent for its employees and pensioners.