According to media reports, on the basis of AICPI IW index data from January to June 2024, the government has decided to increase the DA of employees by 3 percent.
New Delhi: Central employees are going to get great news this month. This month, the government is going to announce an increase in dearness allowance, which will give them great relief. With the increase in dearness allowance, the salary of the employees will also increase. Actually, every year the employees working under the government wait for the DA hike between July and September, because this benefit is available to the lower level employees as well as the officers sitting in high positions. Under the 7th Pay Commission, the salary and DA of the employees are increased twice a year.
Announcement expected on this date
According to media reports, on the basis of AICPI IW index data from January to June 2024, it has been decided that the employees will get DA with a 3 percent increase from July 2024, which is after the increase of 1.5 points in the June AICPI index. According to the information revealed, the government can increase the dearness allowance (DA) by 3%, after which it will become 53 percent. This has been included in the agenda, which will be announced in the cabinet meeting to be held on 25 September. In such a situation, the salary of the employee getting a monthly salary of Rs 50 thousand will increase by 1500.
How much was DA increased in January
Earlier in January this year, the central government had increased the dearness allowance of central employees by 4 percent. After which the DA allowance increased to 50 percent, which gave great relief to the government employees. Let us tell you that any DA / DR increase is usually effective from January 1 and July 1. However, it is often announced later. In such a situation, central government employees and pensioners will be eligible for the arrears of the previous months. It is known that the DA increase applicable in the year 2023 was announced by the government on October 18. Crores of central employees and pensioners will get benefit from this announcement of the government.
