Dearness Allowance

7th Pay Commission: Uttarakhand hikes dearness allowance for government employees by 11%

The step to hike the dearness allowance for Uttrakhand government employees was approved by the state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. 

Sep 25, 2021, 10:46 AM IST

7th Pay Commission: Central govt pensioners to get DA gratuity, cash payments

The Finance Ministry has issued a memorandum, according to which, the government is all set to release gratuity for dearness allowance to pensioners retiring in-between of January 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021. 

Sep 23, 2021, 10:39 AM IST

7th Pay Commission: Central government employees could get 3% DA hike soon, here’s how to calculate DA hike

The decision will come after the Central government recently restored the dearness allowance of employees. The DA was restored from 17% to 28% by the Central government, with the hike applicable from the salary of July 2021. 

Sep 15, 2021, 17:34 PM IST

Good news! Madhya Pradesh govt may announce THIS much DA hike for state employees, pensioners

The Finance Department has prepared a draft proposal regarding DA and DR hike and sent it to the chief minister’s office for consideration. The final decision in this regard will be taken by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan. 

Sep 13, 2021, 09:32 AM IST

7th Pay Commission: Pensioners body seeks PM intervention in DA, DR arrears matter

In April last year, the Ministry of Finance had put on hold an increment in dearness allowance (DA) till June 30, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Sep 12, 2021, 11:45 AM IST

Big news for central government employees! Dearness Allowance amount to calculate gratuity, leave encashment enhanced --Check out the new table

For the central government employees retired during the period from January 2020 to June 2021 --calculation of gratuity and cash payment in lieu of leave based on Dearness Allowance has been enhanced.

Sep 10, 2021, 16:14 PM IST

7th Pay Commission: Central govt hikes salary of employees again; Check details here

The central government employees earlier used to get a CEA of Rs 2,250 every month for the education of their children but due to COVID-19 the schools got closed and therefore, the government has to eliminate the option of CEA

Sep 04, 2021, 16:44 PM IST

7th Pay Commission: Dearness allowance may increase during festive season, check how to calculate salary hike

In what could be another piece of good news, central government employees and pensioners could receive another 3% increase in DA and DR.

Aug 29, 2021, 11:11 AM IST

Dearness Allowance hiked to 189% for THESE central government employees and autonomous bodies

In an Office Memorandum, issued by the Department of Expenditure (Ministry of Finance), the revised rates of the Dearness Allowance (DA) has been hiked from the existing 164 percent to 189 percent of the basic pay.

Aug 23, 2021, 14:55 PM IST

Good news for Central Government employees: DA hiked to 189% for THESE employees

This memorandum along with the changes will apply to employees who draw a salary as per the 5th pay commission and the 6th pay commission. 

Aug 21, 2021, 19:59 PM IST

7th Pay Commission: Big news for Uttar Pradesh government employees, 28% DA hike announced by CM Yogi Adityanath

Speaking in the state Assembly, the Chief Minister claimed that the per capita income in the state had almost doubled in the past five years.

Aug 19, 2021, 17:00 PM IST

We raised DA of govt employees to 28%, will increase Anganwadi workers’ wages: CM Yogi Adityanath

The UP government yesterday presented a supplementary budget of Rs 7301.52 crore to meet additional expenditure.

Aug 19, 2021, 16:02 PM IST

7th Pay Commission: Assam increases dearness allowance of govt employees, check other states that have announced DA hike

Assam’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the increase in the dearness allowance for state government employees and dearness relief for pensioners by 11%. 

Aug 13, 2021, 18:52 PM IST

Dearness allowance of bank employees increased! Salary with DA hike will be credited from THIS month

The hike in the salaries of bank employees has come after the dearness allowance (DA) has been increased by 2.1% increase from 25.69% to 27.79%. 

Aug 12, 2021, 16:49 PM IST

7th Pay Commission: DA hike will happen again? Check salary increase and more

It is being said that the central government employees will get a 3% DA hike for the month of June which basically adds up to 31% instead of 28%.

Aug 07, 2021, 11:15 AM IST

7th Pay Commission DA Hike: These state governments hike DA for employees to 28%

The Centre on July 14 had announced to increase the rate of Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for central employees after a gap of one-and-half years from 17 per cent to 28 per cent, benefiting nearly 1.14 crore employees and pensioners.

Jul 29, 2021, 12:16 PM IST

Haryana government employees, pensioners get 11% DA hike, check how to calculate revised salary

An official spokesperson said that the move will benefit about 2.85 lakh employees and 2.62 lakh pensioners. 

Jul 24, 2021, 21:51 PM IST

7th Pay Commission: THESE govt pensioners will get hiked Dearness Relief

The memorandum further stated that the increased rates of Dearness Relief (DR) will be applicable to Civilian Central Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners including Central Government absorbed pensioners in PSU/ Autonomous Bodies.

Jul 24, 2021, 11:11 AM IST

7th Pay Commission: Modi govt’s big move for lakhs of central government employees! DA, DR hike to be implemented from July 1

On July 14, the Cabinet Committee chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had approved 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.

Jul 21, 2021, 10:26 AM IST

7th Pay Commission: Double bonanza for central employees! After DA hike, now HRA increased to 27% – Check pay band calculation here

The Central Government has increased the dearness allowance of its employees from 17% to 28%, after this announcement, while it has also purportedly increased the house rent allowance to 27%.

Jul 19, 2021, 14:08 PM IST