PM Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre has reportedly decided to hike Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief under 7th Pay Commission.
7th Pay Commission: In a good news for 50 lakh employees and 61 lakh pensioners of the Central government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre has reportedly decided to hike Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) as per the current 28 percent rate of inflation.
According to reports, the Centre has decided to increased dearness allowance (DA) by 4 percent. If the reports come true then it means that the DA of employees of Central government will increase from 17 percent to 21 percent. The reports claimed that the benefit of the dearness allowance (DA) will start coming from January. It is to be noted that there is no official announcement made by Centre in this matter so far.
Earlier, it was reported that the Association of Employees Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers informed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman regarding the current status of the government treasury and has urged Sitharaman to release the DA of all government employees and pensioners as per the current inflation rate of 28 percent.
It may be recalled that in April 2020 it was decided by Union Finance Ministry to freeze the dearness allowance (DA) for 50 lakh central government employees and dearness relief (DR) for 61 lakh pensioners till July 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Department of Expenditure had then said in an official memorandum that due to COVID-19 crisis, the Centre had decided that additional instalment of DA payable to central government employees and dearness relief (DR) to central government pensioners due from January 1, 2020, shall not be paid. The memo added that additional instalment of DA and DR due from July 1, 2020, and January 1, 2021, shall also not be paid.
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