Supreme Court Orders 25% DA to West Bengal Govt Employees.

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The Supreme Court has directed the West Bengal government to pay 25% of the pending Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears to state government employees within three months. This landmark judgment comes after a prolonged legal battle between employee unions and the Mamata Banerjee-led state government, which had challenged a 2022 Calcutta High Court order mandating DA parity with central government staff. Currently, West Bengal employees receive 18% DA, while central government employees get 55%. The order is expected to benefit nearly 12 lakh state employees and pensioners and could cost the exchequer around ₹10,000 crore. Opposition leaders, including BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, have hailed the verdict and demanded the Chief Minister’s resignation, accusing the government of neglecting employees’ rights. Employee unions have called the verdict a “historic win” after more than 900 days of protest. Stay tuned as Shibnath brings you the full story, reactions, and political implications, only on Democratic News TV. 📢 Watch the full report now! 👍 Don’t forget to Like, Comment, Share & Subscribe for more verified and unbiased news. #SupremeCourt #WestBengal #DAArrears #MamataBanerjee #SuvenduAdhikari #GovernmentEmployees #DemocraticNewsTV #Shibnath #BreakingNews #DAUpdate #CalcuttaHighCourt  KEY WORDS: Supreme Court DA order West Bengal DA arrears DA for government employees Mamata Banerjee DA issue West Bengal employees protest Dearness Allowance news Supreme Court West Bengal State vs Central DA Shibnath Democratic News TV Suvendu Adhikari on DA Bengal government DA verdict DA case Supreme Court 25 percent DA arrears West Bengal pensioners news DA parity central government Bengal DA protest 2025 DA arrears legal battle Government employees salary update Calcutta High Court DA case DA rights for employees  HASH TAGS: #SupremeCourtOfIndia #WestBengal #DearnessAllowance #DAArrears #MamataBanerjee #GovernmentEmployees #SuvenduAdhikari #BreakingNews #PoliticalNews #ShibnathKhan #DemocraticNewsTV #BengalPolitics #DADispute #CalcuttaHighCourt #DAUpdate2025

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00:00Welcome to Democratic News TV. I'm Shibnath.

00:15In today's top story, the Supreme Court orders the West Bengal government to pay 25% of pending

00:21DA. Arrears to state employees, a major win after years of protests and legal battles.

00:26In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has directed the West Bengal government to pay 25%

00:33of the pending Dearness Allowance, DA, arrears to its state government employees.

00:39The interim order was issued by a bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta,

00:45with a deadline of three months for compliance. The matter is scheduled for its next hearing in

00:50August. This decision marks a significant development in a long-standing dispute between

00:55the West Bengal government and its employees, who have been demanding parity in DA with central

01:00government employees. The issue began when some employees approached the Calcutta High Court

01:06seeking arrears and DA at central rates. In May 2022, the High Court ruled in their favor,

01:13directing the state to pay DA accordingly. However, the state government challenged this

01:18decision in the Supreme Court in November 2022. Currently, while central government employees

01:24receive 55% DA, their West Bengal counterparts get only 18%, even after a recent 4% hike added to the

01:32previous 14%. This disparity has led to prolonged protests by government staff, with some employee

01:39unions demonstrating for over 900 days. Bhaskar Ghosh, leader of the Sandrami Juto Munch, an umbrella group of

01:47employee unions, stated, that nearly 12 lakh employees and pensioners would benefit from the court's

01:53directive. Despite the incremental increases over time, a significant 37% gap remains. The West Bengal

02:01government has argued that matching the central DA rate would strain the state's finances. However,

02:07critics, including CPI, M, leader and senior advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya,

02:13dismissed this reasoning, accusing the government of spending lavishly on non-essential projects while

02:19failing to meet legitimate employee demands. The Supreme Court initially considered ordering

02:2450% payment of arrears but scaled it down to 25% after the state claimed financial stress.

02:31The partial payment, estimated to cost the state around 10,000 crore rupees, is seen as a compromise.

02:37Employees and union leaders welcomed the ruling, hailing it as a victory for workers' rights.

02:44Politically, the ruling has sparked sharp reactions. BJP leaders, including Amit Malviya and leader of

02:51opposition Suvendu Adhikari, called the court's order a major blow to the Mamata Banerjee government.

02:57Adhikari even demanded the chief minister's resignation, accusing her of spending nearly 200 crore rupees to

03:03fight against her own employees in court. He emphasized that the court's decision affirms

03:08DA as a legal entitlement, countering Banerjee's previous claim that DA has, not a right.

03:15That's all for now on Democratic News TV. I'm Shibnath. Stay tuned for more updates on this developing

03:21story. Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe to our channel. Thank you for watching.

03:33Bye.

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