Central Government Employees Dearness Allowance Hike Latest News Today (14th July 2021): The Central Government today announced its decision to increase Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for Central Government Employees and Pensioners respectively.
In a press briefing, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said the Dearness Allowance (DA) for Central Government employees and pensioners has been increased from 17 per cent to 28 per cent. This will be applicable from 1st July 2021.
The decision to increase the DA and DR for employees and pensioners was taken by the Cabinet Committee chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (July 14, 2021). The Cabinet Committee approved an increase in the Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners with effect from 01.07.2021 to 28 per cent, representing an increase of 11 per cent over the existing rate of 17 per cent of the Basic Pay/Pension.
“In view of the unprecedented situation which arose due to the COVID-19 pandemic, three additional instalments of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners, which were due from 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and 01.01.2021, had been frozen. Now, the Government has decided to increase the Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners with effect from 01.07.2021 to 28% representing an increase of 11% over the existing rate of 17% of the Basic Pay/Pension,” the Ministry of Finance said in a statement.
“The increase reflects the additional instalments arising on 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and 01.01.2021. The rate of Dearness Allowance/Dearness Relief for the period 01.01.2020 to 30.06.2021 shall remain at 17%,” it added.
