The central government can once again give great news to the central employees in the next few months. The government had recently increased the DA/DR of employees and pensioners by four per cent.
Now there is news that the government can increase DA by four percent for the second half of this year as well. The government had increased DA and DR by four percent for the first half of January to July 2023. The employees are hopeful that the government may increase DA by four per cent in July. If there is a four percent increase, then the DA of central employees will increase from 42 percent to 46 percent.
On what basis is DA decided?
The Labor Bureau, part of the Ministry of Labor and Employment, fixes the dearness allowance of central employees according to the data of All India CPI-IW. Employees and pensioners are currently getting DA at the rate of 42 per cent. Employees get dearness allowance on the basis of their basic salary. Its calculation is done using the pay matrix of the 7th Pay Commission.
DA increases twice a year
The government approves the increase in DA for the second half in September or October. But this time there is a possibility of announcement in August. Explain that according to the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission, there is an increase in DA twice a year. There has been a four per cent increase in DA for the first half. DA is part of the salary structure of government employees. In view of the inflation rate, the central government increases the DA of the employees.
How much will the salary increase?
If the DA of central employees becomes 46 percent, then their salary will also increase. Suppose the basic pay of a central employee is Rs 18,000. If we look at 42 percent, then DA becomes Rs 7560. On the other hand, if the DA increases to 46 per cent in the second half, then it will become Rs 8,280. That means there will be an increase of Rs 720 per month in the salary.
The government had also increased DA by four percent in the second half of the year 2022. That’s why this time also this much increase is being expected. However, no official statement has been issued by the government on this yet.
This is how DA reached 42 percent
Let us tell you that after a long time in July 2021, the central government increased the dearness allowance of central employees from 17 percent to 28 percent. After this, in October 2021, it was increased to 31 percent, giving another 3 percent hike. The government had increased the DA of the employees by three percent in March 2022. After this increase, the dearness allowance of the employees was increased from 31 per cent to 34 per cent. After this, there has been an increase of four per cent in DA twice.
