Kolkata:West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said state government employees will receive a 20 per cent additional dearness allowance (DA) and their October salaries before Durga Puja. The Chief Minister also said he is committed to reducing the dearness allowance gap between central and state government employees. Chief Minister gives instructions to the Finance Minister and Finance SecretaryAddressing an event at Bhawani Bhavan, the West Bengal Police headquarters, the Chief Minister said, "I have asked the Finance Secretary and the Finance Minister to release the October salaries before Durga Puja. I have also directed them to release an additional 20 per cent dearness allowance for the Puja month." The Chief Minister said that as announced in the state government's budget, the additional 20 per cent dearness allowance will be effective from October.