Good News! Govt hikes dearness allowance for 1.5 crore central sphere workers from THIS date
India TV NewsThe government on Friday revised the rate of variable dearness allowance for 1.5 crore central sphere workers. "At a time when the country is struggling with COVID-19 pandemic, in a major relief to a different category of workers engaged in various scheduled employments in the central sphere, the Ministry of Labour & Employment has notified and revised the rate of Variable Dearness Allowance with effect from October 1, 2021," a ministry statement said. Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav said in the statement that this will benefit around 1.5 crore workers engaged in various scheduled employment in the central sphere across the country. D P S Negi, Chief Labour Commissioner said that the VDA in respect of scheduled employment under the central sphere is revised twice in a year -- April 1 and October 1.