DA Arrear: Representatives of the Employees and Pensioners Union will request the payment of dues during the meeting with the Cabinet Secretary. However, it is not yet known whether the government will agree to the payment of 18 months DA or not.
DA Arrears Latest News: After September, the employees of the central government can get good news in November also. This time talks are to be held on the arrears of dearness allowance of government employees stuck for 18 months. For this, the time has been fixed for talks with the cabinet secretary. The representatives of the Employees and Pensioners Union will request the payment of the arrears during the meeting with the Cabinet Secretary. However, it is not yet known whether the government will agree to the payment of 18 months DA or not.
There is a high expectation of arrears among the employees
Let us tell you that the situation on this is not clear yet because the government has already refused for 18 months DA. But once again the expectations have increased among the employees after getting the time to talk. Sources claim that on the pressure of pensioners and employees union, the cabinet secretary has fixed time for talks on this matter.
During this 11 percent DA was increased
Actually, during the Corona epidemic, three arrears of central employees from January 2020 to June 2021 have not been received. During this period 11 percent DA was increased by the government but its payment was frozen. After the lockdown opened, the government lifted the ban on freeze DA. Then after July 2021, the increased dearness allowance was paid. But the employees did not get the money for the period of 18 months from January 2020 to June 2021.
The court accepted – this employees’ right
Central employees say it is their right, the government should not stop money. The employees had also appealed in the court regarding the demand for arrears of dearness allowance. The Supreme Court had asked the government to consider it. The court had said that this is the right of the employees. You can freeze it but can’t stop it. Pensioners had also appealed to PM Modi regarding their DR arrears.
How much money will be made from DA Arrears?
If the central employees get the outstanding amount of DA, then a good amount will come in their account. According to an estimate, the DA arrears of employees at Level-3 can be between Rs 11,880 to Rs 37,554. For Level-13 or Level-14, the arrears of employees can range between Rs 1,44,200 to Rs 2,18,200. However, negotiations with the government can lead to settlement. In this case the figure will change.
