A very important news has come for the central government employees. The Union Cabinet today approved the increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) to Central Government employees from 17 per cent to 28 per cent. This move is like a big relief and financial incentive for lakhs of government employees and pensioners, which will increase their expenditure ahead of the festive season. To compensate for the increase in the cost of living due to inflation, the government gives dearness allowance to the employees.
Dearness allowance increases twice a year
Dearness Allowance is increased twice a year. It is changed on 1 January and 1 July. Dearness Relief is similar to allowance and is given to Central Government pensioners. In April last year, the Finance Ministry had stopped the increase in DA for 50 lakh central government employees and 61 lakh pensioners till June 30, 2021 due to the corona pandemic. However, earlier the cabinet had approved to increase the DA to 21 percent a month ago.
What was the decision
According to the website of the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, in view of the Kovid-19 crisis, it has been decided that the additional installment of Dearness Allowance given to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners from January 1, 2021, will not be paid. . The payment of existing rates of 17 per cent DA/DR will continue till July 1, 2021. But now the new rates of DA / DR will be restored.
11% increase together
Explain that the Central Government employees will be given increased DA from the month of September. The government will also pay the withheld three installments of dearness allowance simultaneously. Instructions have been given for this. The dearness allowance of central employees is going to increase by 11 percent simultaneously.
Dearness allowance has been stopped for three times
Know how 28 percent dearness allowance is being made. First in January 2020, 4 per cent in dearness allowance and then by 3 per cent in July 2020 and finally 11 per cent in January 2021, including an increase of 4 per cent. This will be added to the existing 17 per cent. Due to this, the dearness allowance will be 28 percent in total.
Variable dearness allowance also increased
In May, the Ministry of Labor and Employment had announced that the variable or variable DA of more than 1.5 crore central government employees would be increased. The variable DA of the employees will be increased from Rs.105 to Rs.210. This wage hike, which will take place on 1 April 2021, will also lead to an increase in the minimum wage for central sector employees and workers.
