7th Pay Commission: DA for Central Govt Employees Hiked to 28%. Know DA Arrear, Rule
News 187th Pay Commission: To provide some relief to central government employees and pensioners amid the rising inflation and Covid-19 pandemic, the central government on Wednesday announced to increase Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief. “The Cabinet Committee chaired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today has approved increase the Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners with effect from 01.07.2021 to 28% representing an increase of 11% over the existing rate of 17% of the Basic Pay/Pension,” the Centre said in a statement. In the light of coronavirus pandemic in the country, the Centre put a hold on the dearness allowance of the central government employees last year. “In view of the unprecedented situation which arose due to the COVID-19 pandemic, three additional instalments of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners, which were due from 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and 01.01.2021, had been frozen,” the Cabinet said in a statement.