The Tripura government has announced a 5 percent increase in dearness allowance (DA) for its employees and pensioners, raising the total DA to 41 percent. The revised allowance will come into effect from April 1 and is expected to benefit more than 1.83 lakh individuals, including over 1.02 lakh government employees and approximately 81,000 pensioners. The decision will result in an additional annual expenditure of about Rs 500 crore for the state government.