7th Pay Commission: At present, the rate of Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) to central government employees and pensioners is 53% as per the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. It increases twice a year.
7th Pay Commission: In the month of January, the Central Government approved the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. Now the hope of central employees getting the arrears of 18 months’ Dearness Allowance (DA) has also increased. Meanwhile, the government has once again given an answer in the House regarding the allowance.
What did the government say
The central government will not release the arrears of 18 months’ Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) withheld during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Union Finance Ministry has confirmed this in written answers to questions in both the Houses of Parliament. Responding to a written question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State in the Finance Ministry Pankaj Chaudhary said that three installments of DA and DR were withheld during the pandemic to reduce the pressure on government finances. It is not intended to be released. The minister explained the reasons for not releasing the DA arrears. He said that the burden had increased in the year 2020 due to the adverse financial impact of the pandemic and the financing of welfare measures taken by the government. Let us tell you that the Finance Ministry has given this answer to the question asked by SP MP Anand Bhadauria.
DA is 53% now
At present, the rate of DA and dearness relief i.e. DR to the central government employees and pensioners is 53% as per the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. The central government has recently approved the formation of the 8th Pay Commission, which is expected to be implemented from next year. Before this, DA can be increased twice.
Formation of Pay Commission
In the month of January last, Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the formation of the Eighth Pay Commission to revise the salaries of central employees and allowances of pensioners. This move will benefit about 50 lakh employees of the Central Government and about 65 lakh pensioners. Let us tell you that the Seventh Pay Commission was constituted in 2014 and its recommendations were implemented from January 1, 2016. Its term is ending in 2026. Starting the process of formation of a new pay commission in 2025 will ensure that its recommendations are received and reviewed before the completion of the tenure of the Seventh Pay Commission.
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