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Govt hikes DA by 3% for central government employees

Ahead of the festive season, the Central government hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) instalment to the Central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to the pensioners by 3%, effective from July 1, 2021. The DA and DR hike announcement will benefit around 47.14 lakh Central government employees and 68.62 lakh pensioners respectively. Earlier, the Centre had…

Govt hikes DA of central government employees to 28% from July 1

The Central Government on Wednesday approved a 11% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) benefit given to central government employees and pensioners effective July 1. The new DA rate will be 28 per cent, up from 17 per cent. The Government froze DA and DR last year because of the pandemic. Anurag…