Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari held a 100-minute meeting with state government employees' unions at Nabanna on June 1, 2026, assuring that the administration will implement the Supreme Court's order on payment of pending DA dues in letter and spirit, including releasing 25% of arrears.
The CM directed the Chief Secretary and the Finance Secretary to initiate the process for clearing the dues in phases, promising a major announcement regarding bridging the 42% DA gap with the Centre in the upcoming state budget on June 22, 2026.
Additionally, the CM announced that the 7th Pay Commission recommendations will be implemented by January 2027, and that approximately 50,000 vacant government positions will be filled by December 2026 under a new transparent recruitment policy.
On May 29, 2026, the West Bengal Finance Department issued Government Order No. 1909-F(P2) formally authorizing the disbursement of Arrear Dearness Relief (DR) to eligible state government pensioners and family pensioners for the period April 2008 to December 2015, calculated at 100% AICPI neutralization.
Deposits into retired employees' bank accounts commenced the same day, ahead of CM Suvendu Adhikari's June 1 meeting with employee unions.
Currently active/serving employees and grant-in-aid or school teachers are excluded from this disbursement. Full clearance of arrears and 7th Pay Commission implementation remain in progress.
Teacher and grant-in-aid employee associations expressed disappointment, stating that their members have been completely excluded from the initial DA disbursement. CPIM-backed employee coordination committees welcomed the move for retired workers but demanded immediate clearance for currently active workers.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has scheduled an official meeting on May 30, 2026, with four prominent state government employees' unions at Nabanna Sabhaghar to discuss the dearness allowance (DA) backlog and salary gaps. The participating unions include the State Government Employees’ Federation, Unity Forum, Karmachari Parishad, and Sangrami Joutho Mancha.
No official clearance of outstanding dues has occurred yet — tracking scheduled dialogue and meeting outcomes only.
On May 18, 2026, the West Bengal cabinet in its second meeting approved in-principle the constitution of the 7th Pay Commission to revise the salary structure of state government employees. While this decision initiates the process for salary revision, no discussion occurred regarding the clearance of outstanding Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears.
The administration reiterated that other employee issues, including DA, would be addressed in subsequent bi-weekly meetings.
State government employees' unions, including the Confederation of State Government Employees, expressed disappointment over the cabinet's silence on clearing outstanding Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears.
Leaders criticized the announcement of the 7th Pay Commission without addressing the 42% DA gap that leaves state employees significantly behind central government counterparts.
CM Suvendu Adhikari stated in the first cabinet meeting (May 11, 2026) that discussions on pending DA for state government employees will be held soon. The 45-day deadline for full clearance is being tracked. No gazette notification or payment order issued yet.
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