Tripura raises DA and DR by 3 per cent to 44 per cent, HRA to 10 per cent

7 October 2026

Chief Minister Manik Saha announced a 3 per cent increase in dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees and dearness relief (DR) for pensioners, taking the total to 44 per cent. The revised rate applies from 1 October 2026. He made the announcement at a press conference at the Secretariat in Agartala, with Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy present. The additional cost to the state is about 300 crore rupees a year. After the revision, the gap between Tripura's DA rate and that of Central government employees stands at 16 percentage points. House Rent Allowance (HRA) for regular government employees rises from 8 per cent to 10 per cent.