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Government Employees DA Hike: The Mamata Banerjee-led government of West Bengal has presented the interim budget today before the elections. The government has presented this budget keeping the common man at the center. Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya has given a big gift to lakhs of government employees of the state in this budget.

Actually, the government has announced an increase in the Dearness Allowance (DA) of the employees. The government has increased the Dearness Allowance (DA) of employees by 4%. This step of the government is being considered as a big bet before the elections.

Supreme Court ordered payment of outstanding DA

On one hand, while the state government was patting itself on the back through the budget, on the other hand, a historic decision also came from the Supreme Court. The court has given clear instructions to the Mamata government of West Bengal to pay the dearness allowance (DA) dues between 2008 and 2019 to its employees at any cost. The Supreme Court said in its order that getting dearness allowance is the legal right of the employees, not any additional benefit or government donation.

Employees will get benefits till March 6!

The court has ordered the state government to deposit at least 25% of the outstanding amount in the accounts of the employees by March 6. The court has made it clear that it is the responsibility of the welfare state to protect its employees from the ill effects of rising prices. This decision is a big victory for thousands of employees who were fighting for their rights from Kolkata High Court to Supreme Court for the last several years.

Open treasury for civic volunteers

Mamta government in the interim budget government employees Along with this, he has also opened his treasury for Civic Volunteers and Green Police personnel. According to the budget proposal, there has been a direct increase of Rs 1,000 in the monthly salary of these workers. The government has allocated a separate budget of Rs 150 crore for this item. These soldiers, who play an important role in law and order and traffic management in the state, were waiting for an increase in their income for a long time.