Gangtok, Sep 15 (PTI) Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Friday announced a 4 per cent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for government employees.

"All the government employees will get a 4 per cent DA hike with retrospective effect from January 2023," he said at a function in Namchi district.

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With the 4 per cent hike, the DA of Sikkim government employees has gone up to 42 per cent.

He said that the arrears will be paid before Dusshera festival next month.

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Tamang also announced the implementation of 'One Rank One Pension' policy. He also assured the government employees that the old pension scheme will be implemented in Sikkim at the earliest.

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