Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday announced 10% DA for its employees with effect from July 2019.

“The State government have been pleased to release the additional dose of DA @ 10% enhancing the same from the existing rate of 154% to 164% on the basic pay and grade pay taken together with effect from 01.07.2019,” reads the finance department office memorandum number 15231/15.05.2020.

All the State government employees, aided educational institutions, universities, medical colleges, subordinate judicial officers would get the enhanced DA as cash from May2020 salary. The arrears from 01.07.2019 to 31.04.2020 will be drawn and disbursed after drawal of salary of May,2020.