{"id":210905,"date":"2026-03-26T20:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/?p=210905"},"modified":"2026-03-26T20:19:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:49:01","slug":"da-alert-will-bengal-govt-employees-get-pending-arrears-by-march-31-uncertainty-peaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/da-alert-will-bengal-govt-employees-get-pending-arrears-by-march-31-uncertainty-peaks\/","title":{"rendered":"DA Alert: Will Bengal Govt Employees Get Pending Arrears by March 31? Uncertainty Peaks!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The long-standing battle for Dearness Allowance (DA) parity in West Bengal is approaching a critical boiling point. As the financial year-end deadline of March 31 draws near, thousands of state government employees are left in a state of confusion regarding the credit of their long-awaited arrears. 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