DA Hike – Under this scheme, unemployed people between the ages of 21 and 40 will receive a monthly allowance of ₹1,500. This assistance will continue until they find a job or for a maximum period of five years, whichever comes first.
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DA Hike: The West Bengal government on Thursday presented an interim budget of Rs 4.06 lakh crore for the financial year 2026-27, in which several important announcements were made for women, youth and state employees. Apart from this, while presenting the interim budget, state Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya announced an increase in dearness allowance (DA). Presenting the budget in the state assembly, Chandrima Bhattacharya said that the monthly assistance given to women under the ‘Lakshmir Bhandar’ scheme will be increased by Rs 500 from February.
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He also announced the launch of a new scheme for unemployed youth called “Banglar Yuva Sathi.” Under this scheme, unemployed people aged 21 to 40 will receive an allowance of ₹1,500 per month. This assistance will continue until the youth find a job or for a maximum period of five years, whichever comes first. The budget also announced an increase of ₹1,000 in the monthly honorarium of ASHA and Anganwadi workers.
The interim budget, presented ahead of the likely assembly elections in West Bengal in April-May, has given special attention to social welfare, employment assistance, and grassroots workers. This morning, the Supreme Court directed the West Bengal government to pay dearness allowance (DAE) to its employees for the period from 2008 to 2019. The bench directed the state government to pay 25% of the DAE dues to its employees by March 6. PTI quoted the bench as saying, “Receiving dearness allowance is a legally enforceable right of the respondent employees of the State of West Bengal… The employees of the appellant State will be entitled to payment of the arrears in accordance with this judgment for the period 2008-2019.” The case began when some state government employees filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court seeking DAE at the same rate as central government employees and pending dues.
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