Tag: dearness allowance

Govt hikes DA by 3% for central government employees

by News Desk • October 21, 2021

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…

7th Pay Commission: Govt likely to hike DA, DR from Feb, to benefit central govt employees and pensioners

by News Desk • February 10, 2021

The central government is most likely to implement a hike in dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) by the end of February 2021. The move is expected to benefit over 48 lakh central government employees and about 65 lakh central government pensioners. According to media reports, the central government may hike DA by 4…