No additional DA for Central Govt employees, pensioners till July 2021 due to coronavirus
Dearness Allowance Hike for Central Government Employees, Pensioners: Implementation may be delayed
Dearness Allowance (DA) Hike Latest News: The April salary, which is due to be paid in a week’s time, was supposed to be based on revised DA, along with arrears for three months (January-March).
Changes in DA are to come into effect retrospectively from January 1, 2020.
Dearness Allowance (DA) Hike Latest News: With tax revenues down to a trickle because of lockdown, the Centre seems to have decided to delay the implementation of its recent decision of raising dearness allowance (DA) for 1.13 crore government employees and pensioners. On March 13, the Cabinet had given its approval to increase the DA by 4% to 21%, which would have cost the exchequer an additional Rs 14,510 crore in FY21.
Changes in DA are to come into effect retrospectively from January 1, 2020. The April salary, which is due to be paid in a week’s time, was supposed to be based on revised DA, along with arrears for three months (January-March). However, the finance ministry is yet to notify the changes in DA announced on March 13. In normal circumstances, it would have been notified by now, an official said.
No additional DA for Central Govt employees, pensioners till July 2021 due to coronavirus
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