7th Pay Commission Latest Update: Before the new year, the Odisha government has given a gift to the employees. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced a 4 percent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for state government employees and pensioners under the 7th Pay Commission.
The hike in DA will be considered applicable from 1 July 2022. Before this, recently, the Tripura government has given good news to its employees. Tripura government has increased DA and DR by 12 percent. Now the DA of the employees there has increased from 8 per cent to 20 per cent.
This is how DA is calculated
If understood in simple language, DA means allowance given to maintain the standard of living and to deal with rising inflation. This dearness allowance is given to the employees on the basis of their basic salary. For example, if the basic pay is Rs.20,000, then it will be calculated at Rs.20,000.
Central government has to increase DA in the new year
The Modi government at the center has to increase DA in the new year. If media reports are to be believed then the government may increase DA and DR by 3 to 5 percent in March 2023. However, this DA hike will be considered applicable from January. If the government increases the Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief (DR), then it will increase to 43 percent.
The central government increases dearness allowance twice a year.
The Central Government increases the Dearness Allowance (DA) twice a year on January 1 and July 1. The government had increased the dearness allowance by 4 per cent to 38 per cent in September before Diwali. This hike was considered applicable from 1 July. Earlier, the government had increased DA in March. Then the government had increased the DA by 3 percent to 34 percent under the 7th Pay Commission.
