This will directly benefit about 14 lakh employees and pensioners. It will be paid by the end of this month i.e. on April 30, the dearness allowance will be paid along with the arrears.
Like the year 2021, 2022 has also brought gifts for the employees-pensioners. Every day employees-pensioners are getting gifts of dearness allowance, dearness relief, pension and salary hike. An order has been issued to pay the allowance to 14 lakh employees and pensioners. This will come into effect from January 1, 2022.
According to media reports, according to the order of the Ministry of Railways issued regarding railway employees and pensioners, dearness allowance will be given with effective revised rates. This will directly benefit about 14 lakh employees and pensioners. It will be paid by the end of this month i.e. on April 30, Dearness Allowance will be paid along with arrears. In this regard on Tuesday, on behalf of the Deputy Director (Pay Commission-VII and HAMS) of Railway Board, Jai Kumar. Letters have been issued to all the zones and production units.
It was said in this letter that the arrears of Dearness Allowance will not be paid before the date of disbursement of salaries of March, 2022. Dearness Allowance payable to Railway employees will be increased to 34% from the existing rate of 31% of basic pay with effect from January 1, 2022. As per the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission as accepted by the Central Government, the word basic pay in the revised pay structure means in the pay matrix. from the salary drawn in the prescribed level. It does not include any other type of pay like special pay etc.
