There has been a long-standing demand from the employees to give stopped DA from January 2020 to June 2021. The government is contemplating to give up to Rs 2 lakh of DA together. In May 2020, due to Corona, the DA hike was stopped till 30 June 2021.
7th Pay Commission: Government employees waiting for DA can get good news soon. Waiting for DA arrears from 18 months can now end. The government is contemplating to give up to Rs 2 lakh of DA together. There has been a long-standing demand from the employees to give stopped DA from January 2020 to June 2021.
Government employees hope that the government will soon consider giving DA arrears. Leaders of many employee organizations are continuously demanding the outstanding DA. The Finance Ministry had stopped the DA hike in May 2020 till 30 June 2021 due to the Covid-19 epidemic.
How much DA will you get
For a long time, there is a constant debate among the employees regarding the outstanding DA that how much DA will be received. The DA arrears of Level 1 employees will be between Rs 11880 to Rs 37000. At the same time, level 13 employees will get Rs 1,44,200 to Rs 2,18,200 as DA arrears. DA is available to government and public sector job holders and pensioners.
How much will dearness allowance increase
Actually, the increase in DA depends on the data of AICPI. There was a jump in the AICPI index in March 2022, after which it is certain that the government can increase Dearness Allowance (DA) by 5 percent, not 3. If this is approved, then the DA of the employees will increase from 34 percent to 39 percent.
how much will the salary increase
The employees whose basic salary is Rs 56,900, they will get DA of Rs 21,622 if there is 39 percent dearness allowance. At present, Rs 19,346 is being received at the rate of 34 percent. The increase in DA by 4 percent will increase the salary by Rs 2,276. That is, about Rs 27,312 will get more as salary annually.
