<h1>Dearness allowance increase raises state allowance level effective April for government employees and pensioners with fiscal implications.</h1> Tripura raised state dearness allowance to 41 per cent for government employees and pensioners, effective April 1, covering 1,02,563 regular employees and 81,019 pensioners, with an estimated additional recurring annual cost of about Rs 500 crore; the move aims to narrow the gap with central DA levels and was announced by the Chief Minister immediately after the finance minister's budget speech.