# Sikkim hikes DA, DR for employees and pensioners by 2% 2026-10-05T04:21:54+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Sikkim government has increased Dearness Allowance (DA) for state employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners, with the revised rates effective from 1 January. The hike takes DA and DR from 257% to 262% for those on pre-revised basic pay, and from 58% to 60% for those on revised basic pay. The revision also covers contractual employees, work-charged establishment personnel drawing regular scales, and All India Service officers serving in Sikkim. The state has around 50,000 employees and pensioners. Fractions of 50 paise or more will be rounded up to the next rupee, fractions below 50 paise will be ignored. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The 2% DA and DR increase gives Sikkim's 50,000 employees and pensioners a modest inflation offset, effective from January. The circular covers all service categories including AIS officers, signalling uniform application. The rounding rule for fractions ensures payouts are clean. The state bears the arrears from January, a cost not quantified in the circular. No next revision date has been announced. ## Coverage - cnbctv18.com Straight factual reporting of a government circular via PTI, with no slant or commentary. This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: All India Service, dearness allowance, Sikkim Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sikkim-hikes-da-dr-for-employees-and-pensioners-by-2/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sikkim-hikes-da-dr-for-employees-and-pensioners-by-2/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/