CPI(M) welcomes Supreme Court orders on West Bengal Government to pay 25% DA
Feb 06, 2026
The Supreme Court has directed the West Bengal government to clear a 25% dearness allowance (DA) for state workers, teachers, and police officers. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M) State Secretary, Md Salim, welcomed the decision, calling it a "rightful entitlement" that the state government, under Mamata Banerjee, had previously challenged in court. The court's ruling requires payment of the amount.