7th Pay Commission: Bad news has come for the Central Government employees. The central government had frozen the DA of employees and pensioners for 18 months during COVID-19. In fact, 18 months’ arrear Dearness Allowance (DA) was not paid to the central employees. The employees have been demanding this for a long time. However, now the government has made it clear. The central government has said that it will not give dearness allowance to central employees for 18 months.
Will not get DA arrears of 18 months
Central employees will not be paid arrears of dearness allowance for 18 months. The central government has said that it will not give dearness allowance to central employees for 18 months, which was stopped due to COVID-19.
Dues of DA were stopped during COVID 19
The central government had frozen the DA dues of central government employees and pensioners for 18 months during COVID-19. The Central Government replied in the Lok Sabha justifying its decision. In response to a question in Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chowdhary said that the decision to freeze three installments of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief to central government employees and pensioners will be taken from January 1.
The DA was not increased on January 1, 2020, July 1, 2020 and January 1, 2021 due to COVID 19. This decision was taken so that there is less pressure on the government money. By freezing DA and DR for 18 months, the central government had saved a lot of money.
Question asked in Lok Sabha regarding DA dues
A written question was asked to the government in the Lok Sabha whether the government has any plan to release DA and DR withheld due to COVID-19. If so, by when the government will release the remaining money. However, it was said in the reply that at present there is no plan of the government to give DA arrears of 18 months.
