DA hike, May 19 -- The West Bengal government has approved in-principle forming its 7th pay commission to decide salary and dearness allowance (DA) hikes state government employees, educational institutions, government corporation and board staff, and state government-aided bodies, according to an AIR report.

The decision was made at a Cabinet meeting on May 18 chaired by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at Nabanna, the West Bengal state secretariat, it added.

Adhikari had earlier indicated that matters of the 7th pay commission and DA hike for state employees would be taken up at Monday's meeting. However, after the meeting, state Women, Child, and Social Welfare Minister Agnimitra Paul confirmed that DA was not on the agenda.

The move...