#3Clear DA Arrears
- Category
- Economic Welfare & Direct Relief
- Target Timeline
- Within 45 Days
Within 45 days of assuming charge, clear all pending Dearness Allowance arrears owed to state government employees and pensioners.
- 24 Oct 2026Unclear
Staff and retirees of government-aided institutions are still waiting for their arrears, and pensioners paid through banks in the Kolkata municipal area have got only half for now
- 23 Sept 2026Unclear
Finance department orders the full 2008 to 2015 DA arrears paid to state employees in one go, but most will get it in their provident fund, locked until March 2028
- 4 Aug 2026Not kept
The 45-day deadline passed in June. Three months in, the arrears are still pending and no payment schedule has been announced — the government now talks of closing the DA gap in phases
- 21 Jul 2026Off track
The 45-day deadline has passed. The Chief Minister says arrears will be paid in due course but has given no date; DA itself goes up to 38% from 1 October