Central employees can get three big gifts together just before Diwali. The first gift is related to Dearness Allowance (DA).
The dearness allowance of central employees is yet to be increased by 3 percent. Let us tell you that the dearness allowance for the second half of this year is yet to be announced. The government announces dearness allowance in two instalments. First January and second July. In January 2021, dearness allowance was increased by 4 per cent. This was announced in July in the 11 per cent hike in DA.
After the ban was lifted from the year 2020, dearness allowance increased from 17 per cent to 28 per cent. But, the DA for July 2021 is yet to increase. The central government can announce it around Diwali. If this happens, dearness allowance will increase from 28 per cent to 31 per cent.
