New Delhi: The Coming Festive Season Is Going To Be Tremendous For Lakhs Of Central Employees And Pensioners. This Money Is Going To Rain. It Is Expected That By Diwali, The Dearness Allowance (DA) Of Central Employees May Increase Once Again. At The Same Time, A Big Decision Can Also Be Taken On The DA Arrear Of 18 Months (One And A Half Years).
The Dearness Allowance Of Central Employees Is Yet To Be Increased By 3 Percent. Let Us Tell You That The Dearness Allowance For The Second Half Of This Year Is Yet To Be Announced. The Government Announces Dearness Allowance In Two Instalments. First January And Second July. In January 2021, Dearness Allowance Was Increased By 4 Per Cent. This Was Announced In July In The 11 Per Cent Hike In DA. After The Ban Was Lifted From The Year 2020, Dearness Allowance Increased From 17 Per Cent To 28 Per Cent. But, The DA For July 2021 Is Yet To Increase. The Central Government Can Announce It Around Diwali. If This Happens, Dearness Allowance Will Increase From 28 Per Cent To 31 Per Cent.
According To The Information, The Dearness Allowance Of Central Employees May Increase By 3 Percent Before Diwali. Actually The Data Of AICPI Index Has Come. The Index Has Reached 121.7. In Such A Situation, For June 2021, The DA Is Set To Increase By 3 Percent. The Index For June 2021 Has Increased By 1.1 Points, Taking It To 121.7.
In This Sense, The Total DA Works Out To 31.18 Per Cent. But, DA Is Paid In Round Figure. In Such A Situation, DA Will Be Available Only 31 Percent. Now Again After The Increase Of 3 Per Cent, Dearness Allowance Will Reach The Level Of 31 Per Cent. That Is, Once Again There Will Be A Good Increase In The Salary Of Central Employees. CM Secretary (Staff Side) Shiv Gopal Mishra Says That If The Government Announces This Soon, Then It Will Definitely Be A Big Relief For The Government Employees.
Significantly, In July, The Center Had Increased Dearness Allowance From 17 Per Cent To 28 Per Cent And House Rent Allowance From 24 Per Cent To 27 Per Cent. Now Dearness Allowance Of Central Employees Will Again Increase By 3 Percent. This Will Increase It To 31 Per Cent.
Calculation On 31% Dearness Allowance
Basic Salary Of The Employee – Rs 18,000
New Dearness Allowance (31%) – Rs 17,639 Per Month
Dearness Allowance So Far (17 Percent) – Rs 9,673 Per Month
How Much Dearness Allowance Increased – Rs 7966 Per Month
Increase In Annual Salary – 7966×12 = Rs 95,592
The Total Dearness Allowance Has Increased By 11 Per Cent As Compared To Last Year. The Government Has Reduced It To 28 Per Cent From July 2021. Now If It Increases By 3 Percent From June 2021, Then It Will Reach 31 Percent With Dearness Allowance (17+4+3+4+3). That Is, If The Basic Salary Of An Employee Is Rs 50,000, Then He Will Get DA Of Rs 15,500.
Let Us Tell You That After Increasing The Central Government (DA), The House Rent Allowance (HRA) Given To The Central Employees Has Also Been Increased. The Government Has Increased The HRA To 27 Percent. After The Dearness Allowance, Now The Increase In The House Rent Allowance (HRA) Has Become A Problem For The Central Employees. The HRA Has Been Increased By 1-3 Per Cent For Different Categories.
According To The Order Of The Ministry Of Finance, Now The Central Employees Have Started Getting 27 Percent, 18 Percent And 9 Percent House Rent Allowance According To Their City. The Minimum House Rent Allowance For All The Three Categories Is Rs 5400, 3600 And Rs 1800. Overall, Let Us Tell You That The Minimum DA Increase Will Be Rs 5040 And The Minimum HRA Increase Will Be Rs 1800 Every Month. That Is, The Salary Coming In September Has Increased By Rs 6840 (5040 + 1800).
