7th Pay Commission: Govt Likely to Hike Dearness Allowance by 4 per cent, Details Here
News 18Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has reportedly decided to increase the Dearness Allowance by 4 per cent and Dearness Relief, according to the current rate of inflation of 28 per cent. With the hike of 4 per cent in the DA of central government employees, the allowance will come to 21 per cent from 17 per cent. The Association of Employees Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers have earlier urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to release the DA of all government employees and pensioners as per the current inflation rate of 28 per cent. In April 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Finance Ministry had decided to freeze the DA for 50 lakh central government employees and dearness relief for 61 lakh pensioners till July 2021.