India, Oct. 1 -- The Sikkim government has increased Dearness Allowance (DA) for its employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners with effect from January 1, according to a Finance Department circular.

For employees and pensioners drawing pay under the pre-revised basic pay structure, the DA/DR has been raised from 257 per cent to 262 per cent.

For those drawing pay under the revised basic pay structure, the DA/DR has been increased from 58 per cent to 60 per cent, the circular said.

The revised DA rates will also apply to contractual employees and personnel of work-charged establishments drawing revised pay in the regular scales of the state government, it said.

The Finance Department said the increase would also cover All India...