7th Pay Commission. The month of March has started, but till now the decision has not been taken on the DA arrears of Central Government employees.
However, recently a statement was issued by the Modi government, in which it was said that there is no thought yet, in such a situation, speculations are being made whether now the employees will not get the outstanding DA arrears of 18 months? Will employees have to wait any longer for arrears? According to the media reports so far, it can be considered after the election round that there may be a joint meeting of the JCM with other departments. However, no update or confirmation has been made on this yet.
According to media reports, around Holi, the Modi government at the Center can increase the dearness allowance or fitment factor of the central employees, after which DA arrears can also be considered. Employees have arrears of DA arrears from January 2020 to June 2021, which is made up to about 2 lakhs.
A joint meeting of JCM can be held soon with the officials of DoPT and Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, in which a decision can be taken on this. The same government employees will have a one-time settlement of DA (Dearness Allowance) for about 18 months in the account. The arrears (18 Months DA Arrear) can be transferred simultaneously.
The matter reached Modi
This whole matter has reached Prime Minister Modi and the employees’ organizations have also put their point in front of the Center. Shiv Gopal Mishra, Secretary (Staff Side) of the National Council of Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM), said that the Council has made a demand in front of the Central Government that whenever Dearness Allowance is restored, One Time Settlement has been done.
Go, so that the employees can get relief. The same Indian Pensioners’ Forum has also written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to intervene in this whole matter and issue instructions soon. According to media reports, the Modi government will consider it after the election code of conduct is over. to hold a meeting with the Council.
May have to wait
Recently, a statement of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman came out in which she said that in view of the corona situation, the DA of the employees was stopped, so that the poor and needy could be helped. The salary of government ministers, MPs was also cut. But no deduction was made in the salary of central employees, DA and their salary were paid for the whole year. May have to wait a little longer for the outstanding DA arrears. However, by increasing the dearness allowance by 3 percent, the Modi government can try to quell the displeasure of the employees.
Who will make DA arrears?
- There will be different payment for different level of employee.
- Suppose the basic salary of an employee is Rs 18,000, he can get arrears of DA for 3 months (4,320+3,240+4,320) = Rs 11,880. If other allowances are added to this, then the amount will increase even more.
- The outstanding DA of Level-1 employees will be between 12 thousand to 37 thousand, while the outstanding DA of Level 14 employees will be Rs 1,44,200 to Rs 2,18,200. The basic salary of the employee is Rs 56,000. He will get DA arrear of 3 months (13,656 + 10,242 + 13,656) = Rs 37,554.
- The DA arrears of Level-1 employees will range from Rs.11,880 to Rs.37,554. Level-13 will get (7th CPC basic pay scale Rs 1,23,100 to Rs 2,15,900). This will benefit about 1 crore employees. Employees and 68 lakh pensioners are included. If other allowances are included in this, then there will be a difference in salary.
(These figures are shown as an illustration, subject to change.)
