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Sikkim announces DA hike for its employees, pensioners

PTI |
Updated on: Oct 07, 2025 05:36 PM IST

The Sikkim government on Tuesday announced a hike in the dearness allowance (DA) for its employees and pensioners.

The Sikkim government on Tuesday announced a hike in the dearness allowance (DA) for its employees and pensioners.

The hike will be effective from January 1, 2025. (In Pic: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang)(File photo)

Employees and pensioners drawing pay in the pre-revised basic pay structure will get an additional 6 per cent DA and DR (dearness relief), respectively, according to a notification issued by the Finance Department.

With this hike, their DA and DR will rise to 252 per cent, it said.

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Employees and pensioners drawing pay in the revised basic pay structure will get an additional 2 per cent DA and DR. With this, their DA and DR will rise to 55 per cent, it added.

The hike will be effective from January 1, 2025.

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Employees appointed on a contract basis and by work-charged establishments drawing revised pay in the regular scales will also get the benefit, the notification said.

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