7th Pay Commission: This year is going to be very tremendous for the central employees. Actually, there will be increase in dearness allowance twice a year, but apart from this, they will also get many gifts. Let us tell you that this time after increasing the DA, the government has also increased the gratuity limit. Let us know in the news below which allowances have increased by how much.
7th Pay Commission: There is a big good news for the central employees of the country. The government increased the Dearness Allowance hike given to central employees in March. Along with this, the gratuity limit of employees has also increased (Gratuity Hike news). Today we will tell you by what percentage the government has increased the gratuity of the employees.
If anyone in your family has a government job, then you should know that the government has increased the Dearness Allowance of central employees in March.
Let us tell you that now the DA of central employees has increased from 46 percent to 50 percent. With the increase in DA (DA Hike news), many allowances have also increased. Apart from this, now the government has also increased the gratuity of the employees.
Know what is gratuity? (What is Gratuity)
For central officials, gratuity is a kind of reward that an employee gets. When an employee works in a company or institution for more than 5 years, he gets the benefit of gratuity. Along with government employees, private employees have also benefited from the introduction of gratuity by the government.
For information, let us tell you that as per the order of the Ministry of Labor and Employment, Government of India, along with the increase in DA by 50 percent, the limit of retirement and death gratuity has also been increased by 25 percent.
The ministry said that from January 1, 2024, the maximum limit of death gratuity was increased to Rs 25 lakh from the existing Rs 20 lakh.
Along with HR, these allowances also increased
Whenever there is an increase in dearness allowance, the rent allowance (HRA news) also increases with it. However, HRA is increased according to the category of cities. The government has also increased the HRA of employees falling in the X,YZ categories of cities.
The Ministry of Personnel has ordered that after DA has become 50 percent, now the limit of hostel subsidy for children’s education has also increased. Both these allowances have increased by 25 percent. Apart from this, the government has also amended the special allowance for child care for disabled women.
The amendments in allowances made by the government have come into effect from January 1, 2024.
