Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced 4 percent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (TI) for Govt employees and pensioners. After the hike, Government employees will get 46 percent Dearness Allowance. For Pensioners, the TI has also been hiked from 42 percent to 46 percent. The enhanced DA and TI will be paid from 1st July 2023 retrospectively. The hike will benefit 4.5 lakh State Government employees and 3.5 lakh pensioners.