7th Pay Commission: The central government can give a gift to the central employees by the end of February. The government can announce an increase in dearness allowance (DA). According to reports, this time the government can increase the dearness allowance of central employees by 3 percent.
This increase in DA will be considered effective from January 1, 2025. However, if we look at the record of previous years, the government has increased the DA of January in late February and early March. The government can increase the Dearness Allowance (DA) before the festival of Holi. The government increases DA twice a year, on 1 January and 1 July.
Dearness allowance will become 56%
Last year also, DA was increased in the first week of October. But it was considered to be implemented from July 1. The government had increased DA by 3 percent in October. Then DA increased from 50 percent to 53 percent. Earlier in March 2024, DA was increased by 4 percent. Then the dearness allowance increased by 4 percent to 50 percent of the basic pay. Now DA is 53 percent of the basic salary. Also, dearness relief (DR) for pensioners is also 53 percent. DA is given to central employees, while DR is given to pensioners. If the government increases DA by 3 percent, then DA will increase to 56 percent.
Dearness allowance will increase on this date of February
The government will make this announcement before Holi. This time Holi is on March 14. The government will also release the installment of PM Kisan on February 28. There will be a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, February 26. After that the government can increase the dearness allowance of central employees.
Will DA be stopped during COVID-19?
Recently, during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary clarified that the government is not looking at the possibility of releasing the 18 months of DA and DR arrears that were withheld during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to a question, Minister Pankaj Chaudhary said that the government is not considering releasing the 18 months of DA and DR arrears of central employees and pensioners which were withheld during COVID-19. Three instalments of January 2020, July 2020 and January 2021 were withheld due to the economic distress caused by the COVID pandemic.
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