7th Pay Commission: On 18 August 2022, the Secretary (Staff Side) of the National Council, Shiv Gopal Mishra has sent a letter to the Cabinet Secretary and the President of the National Council. If a decision is taken on this, then a huge amount will come in the account of central employees and pensioners.
7th Pay Commission latest news: There is going to be great news for central employees and pensioners soon. The festive season has started and the government is preparing to give gifts to the employees during Navratri. With the increase in dearness allowance, now the government can also pronounce the decision on 18 months DA arrears (18 Months DA Arrear). On 18 August 2022, the Secretary (Staff Side) of the National Council, Shiv Gopal Mishra has sent a letter to the Cabinet Secretary and the President of the National Council. If a decision is taken on this, then a huge amount will come in the account of central employees and pensioners.
DA Hike will be decided on this day
The long wait for the increase in dearness allowance of central employees is about to end. It is going to be announced by the government. According to sources, the formal announcement of Dearness Allowance will be made on 28 September i.e. on the third Navratri. After this announcement, the salary of September will come with a two-month arrear. Along with this, the 18-month DA arrear new update has been sent and now the DA arrears of the employees are being discussed in this letter. It is being told that a decision can also be taken on this.
If DA Arrear comes then you will get big money
The employees are standing firm on their demand regarding this 18 months DA arrears. If the central employees get the arrears of DA Arrear under the 7th Pay Commission (7th Pay Commission), a huge amount will come in the account of the employees. According to Shiv Gopal Mishra of the National Council of JCM (Staff Side), the DA arrears of Level-1 employees range from Rs 11,880 to Rs 37,554. Whereas, for Level-13 (7th CPC basic pay scale Rs 1,23,100 to Rs 2,15,900) or Level-14 (pay scale), the DA arrears in the hands of an employee will be Rs 1,44,200. 2,18,200 will be paid.
No decision on 18 months arrears
It is noteworthy that after the Corona period, the Central Government had increased the dearness allowance by 11 percent in a lump sum from July 1, 2020. But, the arrears of Dearness Allowance during that period (18 months) have not yet been paid to the employees. On this subject, it was said on behalf of the Finance Ministry last year that arrears will not be paid in lieu of freeze dearness allowance. But, on the other hand, due to the demands of the organizations, the pressure on the government is increasing continuously. At present, the dearness allowance of central employees has increased to 34 percent. On the other hand, according to the data of AICPI so far, dearness allowance is set to increase once again in August. 52 lakh central government employees and more than 65 lakh pensioners will get the benefit of this.
What is the logic of pensioners?
In fact, the pensioners have appealed that the Ministry of Finance should give the arrears of DA / DR withheld between January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. We will be extremely grateful for immediate action on this. Pensioners argue that retail inflation had risen sharply when DA/DR was stopped and prices of petrol and diesel, edible oil and pulses were also at record highs. In such a situation, the government should not stop this outstanding arrears money.
Pensioners are waiting
Let us tell you that if these arrears are received by the employees, then a hefty amount will come in their account. In such a situation, pensioners say that DA / DR is paid for the livelihood of the pensioners. During the 18 months, the cost and expenses increased continuously but the allowances did not increase. In such a situation, it is not in their interest to withhold dearness relief as part of pension, the only income of pensioners. Therefore, pensioners say that the government should consider it once again.
