Synopsis

West Bengal government will begin paying pending Dearness Allowance arrears to employees and pensioners from March 2026. This decision fulfills a government promise. The payments will cover state government employees, pensioners, teachers, and staff in educational and grant-in-aid institutions. Arrears will be disbursed as per finance department notifications. This move aims to address cost-of-living adjustments for a significant workforce.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the state government will begin paying the pending Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears under the ROPA 2009 pay structure to employees and pensioners starting March 2026.

Dearness Allowance, commonly known as DA, is a cost-of-living adjustment paid to government employees and pensioners to help offset the impact of inflation on their income.

Announcing the decision in a post on X, Banerjee said the move fulfils a commitment made by the government to its workforce.

“I am happy to announce that our Ma-Mati-Manush government has delivered on its promise to all its employees and pensioners, and to lakhs of teachers and non-teaching staff of our educational institutions, as well as employees/ pensioners of our other grant-in-aid instititions like panchayats, municipal bodies, other local bodies etc.

They will start receiving their ROPA 2009 DA arrears from March 2026 onwards as per the modalities detailed out in the Notifications issued by our Finance Department,” she wrote.

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The chief minister said the arrears would be released according to the modalities outlined in notifications issued by the state’s finance department.

The payments will benefit a wide range of beneficiaries, including state government employees, pensioners, teachers and non-teaching staff in educational institutions, as well as employees and pensioners of grant-in-aid institutions such as panchayats, municipal bodies and other local bodies.

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