New Delhi, July 24 -- The Odisha state government on 23 July approved a 5% hike in dearness allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for state government employees and pensioners, respectively, under the pre-revised Odisha Revised Scales of Pay (ORSP) Rules, 2008, according to a report by the Orrisa Post.

It added that the move is set to benefit employees and pensioners including teaching and non-teaching staff of government aided educational institutions, universities, subordinate judicial officers, work-charged employees and job contract workers.

An official notification from the Odisha state finance department states the revised DA has been hiked from 257% to 262% of combined basic and grade pay, with effect from 1 January 2026, as pe...