7th Pay Commission updated news for central government employees – The expected hike for dearness allowance will be 28% at inflation rate. Total of 50 lakh central government employees and 61 lakhs pensioners will be benefitted. The Dearness Allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) are going to be increased from January itself.
As per media reports, the Central government is likely to announce hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) as per the current 28 percent rate of inflation.
The Association of Employees Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers apprised Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman regarding the current status of the government treasury and has urged her to grants DA and DR to government employees and pensioners as per the current inflation rate of 28 percent.
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Earlier, the finance ministry had in April 2020 decided to put on hold increment in dearness allowance (DA) for 50 lakh central government employees and 61 lakh pensioners till July 2021 due to the COVID-19 crisis. The Centre had also decided that additional instalment of dearness allowance payable to central government employees and dearness relief (DR) to central government pensioners due from January 1, 2020, shall not be paid.
The additional instalment of DA and DR due from July 1, 2020, and January 1, 2021, shall also not be paid, the Department of Expenditure had said.
Moreover, the Union Cabinet had also approved a 4 per cent increase in DA for government employees and pensioners to 21 per cent. But with the April decision, this 4 per cent hike was been put on hold.