7th Pay commission: At present, 38 percent Dearness Allowance (DA) is being given to central government employees. Last year in September 2022, the dearness allowance was increased by the government.
7th Pay Commission: Eighteen months dearness allowance or DA will not be given to central employees stopped during the Corona epidemic. In response to a written question in the Lok Sabha, the government has informed that the government has saved Rs 34,402.32 crore by cutting the dearness allowance of central employees during the Corona period. The government has used this money to overcome the corona epidemic.
In fact, three installments of dearness allowance and dearness relief were not given to central employees and pensioners during the Corona period. Dearness allowance and dearness relief for January 2020, July 2020 and January 2021 were not given. The government clarified that at present the budget deficit is twice as compared to the provisions of the FRBM Act, so it is not proposed to give DA.
The government says that the decision to stop the three installments of Dearness Allowance (DA) / Dearness Allowance (DA) of central employees and pensioners was taken on January 1, 2021 in the context of COVID-19, so that there is not much pressure on government finances. But still the government’s fiscal deficit is running at more than double the level. Right now the government may take some more time to recover from the fiscal deficit.
I am getting this much DA
Please tell that at present, 38 percent Dearness Allowance (DA) is being given to the central government employees. Last year in September 2022, the dearness allowance was increased by the government. There was a lot of hope from the government to get dearness allowance for 18 months to the central employees, but the government has decided not to give dearness allowance to the employees and pensioners, due to which they have got a big blow.
Although the employees have been continuously demanding DA for 18 months from the union government. He argues that despite not increasing the DA Hike, he has been working risking his life during the Corona period.
Some important things
- At present, more than one crore central government employees and pensioners are getting 38 percent dearness allowance.
The last revision in DA was done on September 28, 2022, which was effective from July 1, 2022. - The Center had increased DA by four percentage points to 38 per cent based on the percentage increase in the 12-monthly average of the All India Consumer Price Index for the period ending June 2022.
- DA is provided to the employees and pensioners to compensate for the rising inflation.
The cost of living increases with time.
Government may increase DA soon
The Modi government may announce an increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and fitment factor this month. After the increase in the fitment factor, the minimum pay of government employees is expected to increase from Rs 18,000 to Rs 26,000. The government is expected to revise the fitment factor and dearness allowance (DA) by March 20.
