If the DA is 34 percent, then the dearness allowance of employees with basic salary of Rs 18,000 will be Rs 6,480 annually and dearness allowance of Rs 56,000 salary will be Rs 20,484 annually.
7th Pay Commission. Central employees and pensioners can get two good news soon. PM Modi can soon give 2 big gifts to the employees. According to media reports, the Modi government at the Center may soon increase the dearness allowance of employees by 3 percent again, after which the total DA will increase from 31% to 34%. The decision on the outstanding arrears of the same 18 months can also be taken by the end of this month. This will see a big jump in the salary of the employees and 48 lakh pensioners will also be benefitted along with 68 lakh employees. However, no official statement or update has come out from the government side.
According to media reports, the Modi government at the Center may soon increase the dearness allowance of central employees by 2 to 3 percent. Since the dearness allowance is 32.81 per cent according to the AICPI data till September 2021 and after the data released for November, the AICPI index has reached 125.7, in such a situation an increase of 2 or 3 per cent DA is believed to be fixed. At present, the dearness allowance as per AICPI data till September 2021 is 32.81 per cent. Although the figures for December are yet to come, which will be released in January 2022 last. If the CPI (IW) figure remains up to 125 by December 2021, then The DA 3% increase is fixed and can be paid in January 2022.
Apart from this, a decision can also be taken on the arrears of pending dearness allowance for 18 months from January to July i.e. before January 26 or after the budget 2022-23 and the employees can be paid a lump sum arrears as DA arrears. A big cabinet meeting can be held in this regard before the end of the month, in which it can be settled. In this regard, the Secretary of the National Council of Joint Consultative Machinery has demanded that the one-time settlement of the outstanding DA should be done. At the same time, the Pensioners Forum of India has also written a letter to PM Modi seeking his intervention, in such a situation, there is a possibility that by taking a quick decision on this, the amount can be transferred to the account of the employees.
Check here 34% DA calculation
- If the dearness allowance of central employees increases by 2% or 3%, then it will increase from 31 percent to 33% or 34%. If the DA becomes 33% and the basic salary is Rs 18,000, then the DA to the employees will increase by Rs 5940 and adding TA-HRA, the salary will be Rs 31,136.
- If the DA is 34 percent, then the dearness allowance of employees with basic salary of Rs 18,000 will be Rs 6,480 annually and dearness allowance of Rs 56,000 salary will be Rs 20,484 annually. This will benefit about 1 crore i.e. 68 lakh employees and 48 lakh pensioners.
See here the complete maths of DA Arrays
For example-
- If there is a decision on the outstanding DA, then the salary from January to June will be made up to around 2 lakhs.
- If the employee’s basic salary is Rs 18,000, he can get arrears of DA for 3 months (4,320+3,240+4,320) = Rs 11,880.
- If the basic salary of the employee is Rs 56,000 he will get DA arrears of 3 months (13,656 + 10,242 + 13,656) = Rs 37,554.
- DA arrears for Level-1 employees ranges from Rs.11,880 to Rs.37,554, Level-13 (7th CPC basic pay-scale Rs. 1,23,100 to Rs. 2,15,900) and Level-14 (pay-scale) 1 of DA arrears Rs.44,200 to Rs.2,18,200.
(This figure is shown as an example, it is subject to change.)
