After getting approval from the Cabinet, ‘DA’ of central employees will increase from 42% to 45%. Since it will be implemented from July 1, 2023, employees-pensioners will also get arrears for 3 months July, August, September.
Central Employee DA Hike: The wait of central employees and pensioners is about to end. Employees and pensioners may get good news before Diwali. It is reported that before Navratri Dussehra, the Modi government at the Center may announce an increase in dearness allowance and dearness relief for employees and pensioners. If this happens, then the dearness allowance of the central employees will increase from 42% to 45%. Due to this, there will be a bumper jump in the salary and the pension of the pensioners will also increase. However, when the final announcement will be made, its official confirmation is yet to be done. .
When will you get the benefit of 3% dearness allowance?
Actually, the Central Government revises the rates of dearness allowance and dearness relief of central employees twice a year in January and July, which depends on the half yearly data of AICPI index. After January, now new rates for July 2023 are to be released. According to the AICPI index data from January to June 2023, DA is set to increase by 3 percent. It is reported that the Finance Department has also started preparations in this regard, the proposal can be placed in the cabinet meeting soon. However, the final decision has to be taken by PM Modi.
1 crore employees-pensioners will benefit
According to the latest media reports, after getting the approval from the Cabinet, the ‘DA’ of central employees will increase from 42% to 45%. Since it will be implemented from July 1, 2023, employees-pensioners will also get arrears for 3 months July, August, September. Its benefit will be available to 47.58 lakh employees and about 69.76 lakh pensioners. For example, if the basic pay of an employee is Rs 18,000 and he currently gets dearness allowance at the rate of 42 per cent, then it comes to Rs 7,560, which will increase to Rs 8,100 at the rate of 45 per cent. This means that the salary received by the employees will directly increase by Rs 540, while the maximum basic pay of Rs 56,900 will increase to Rs 25,605.
Will I get 18 months DA arrears?
According to a report by Amar Ujala, All India Defense Employees Federation (AIDEF) General Secretary C. Sreekumar once again raised the issue of 18 months of outstanding DA arrears in the National Council (JCM) staff side meeting held in New Delhi on September 20. Had picked up. He has urged the Secretary (P), DoPT, Central Government, that DA arrears are the right of central employees and pensioners, hence DA/DR arrears should be issued as a gift on this Diwali. During the Corona period, the Central Government had saved Rs 34,402.32 crore by stopping the said payment to the employees. However, it has already been clarified by the government that the fiscal deficit of the Central Government is still more than double the level shown in the FRBM Act, hence it is not possible to pay the arrears.
