7th Pay Commission, DA Hike: The increase in DA will be as per the approved formula based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission. In October 2023, the Cabinet had last increased DA for government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners by four percent.
7th Pay Commission, DA Hike: Government employees may get good news soon. According to various media reports, the government may announce a four percent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees in the next month i.e. March 2024. Dearness allowance for employees and pensioners is decided every month on the basis of the latest Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) released by the Labor Bureau.
The increase in DA will be as per the approved formula based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission. In October 2023, the Cabinet had last increased DA for government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners by four percent. With that four percent increase, DA increased from 42 percent to 46 percent. Then, 48.67 lakh central government employees and 67.95 lakh pensioners benefited from the increase in DA.
Happiness for people from other departments too
Earlier, Diwali bonus for Group C and non-gazetted Group B level officers including paramilitary forces was approved by the government. For 2022-2023, the Finance Ministry had set a limit of ₹7,000 for calculating non-productivity linked bonus (ad-hoc bonus) for central government employees.
The government takes the decision to increase DA based on the inflation rate of the country. If inflation is high, DA will probably be increased further. The DA and DR increase is determined by the percentage increase in the 12-month average of the All India Consumer Price Index (AICPI) for the financial year.
