AGARTALA, July 22 (TIWN): Even after High court ordered to clear 31% DA to the state government employees, Tripura government once again in the cabinet meeting deprived its employees by giving only a paltry 4% DA.

It is to be mentioned here that Tripura High Court has ordered the state govt. to pay 31 % DA unless the govt. here doesn’t take any proper DA system and Pay Commissions implement.

However, challenging the decision of the High Court over clearing 31 percent DA, state government has decided to move to Supreme Court.  

However, it is alleged that Government has decided to appeal to Supreme Court against the High Court order regarding release of balance DA. For appealing to the Supreme Court a large amount will be required to pay the lawyer’s fees. For this they have decided to collected that amount from the employees as donation (Rs 800/= per head).

It is further alleged that in school level the collection procedure has already stated and soon  it will circulated in all the departments.

The Tripura government will move the Supreme Court challenging the Tripura High Court verdict that it pay pending 42 per cent dearness allowance (DA) to its 209,000 employees and pension holders. After the latest four per cent release on July 14, the dearness allowance of Tripura government employees and pensioners rose to 83 per cent, while the central government employees are getting the allowance at 125 per cent. 

The Tripura High Court recently directed the difference of 42 per cent be paid to the state employees and pensioners.

"We do not have sufficient funds to give the pending DA to the employees and pensioners. The state government would seek intervention of the Supreme Court against the Tripura High Court order to give pending DA, said Finance Minister earlier.

High Court Judge Subhashish Talapatra in a divisional bench announced it.

Court has ordered to give the 31 % DA since 1/1/2009 to 27/8/2011, in 3 instalments.

So the first instalment will be started from 1/7/2016.

By increasing 4 per cent DA for the pensioners and state government employees the difference between the state and central employees still remained at 42 per cent.