DA Arrear Payment: The central government increases the Dearness Allowance every year in January and July. But in 2020, due to the Covid pandemic, the government stopped the DA hike for 18 months.
During this period, the employees were supposed to get DA in three installments, which is still pending.
Central government employees and pensioners have been demanding for a long time to pay the Dearness Allowance (DA) which was stopped during Covid-19. The Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers has once again raised the issue of long pending demands of central government employees and pensioners.
According to a circular issued by the Confederation, one of their various demands is to pay the arrears of Dearness Allowance (DA) withheld during the Covid pandemic. This DA arrears is from January 2020 to June 2021.
In this circular, the government has been asked to resolve many other issues including the pending DA issue as soon as possible. Let us tell you that in the circular issued on 7 March 2025, the Confederation said that due to the lack of attention of the central government, their legitimate demands have not been met yet. Employee organizations have been agitating for their demands for a long time.
What are the special demands of the Federation?Â
The organization’s charter of demands includes several demands, such as:
- Demand for appointment of committee members including chairman under 8th Pay Commission.
- The New Pension Scheme (NPS) should be abolished and the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) should be restored.
- The three DA installments withheld during the Covid pandemic should be paid.
- The amount deducted from the pension of employees and pensioners should be restored in 12 years (currently this period is 15 years).
- The 5% limit on providing jobs on compassionate grounds should be abolished and all eligible applicants should be given appointment.
- The vacant posts in all departments should be filled immediately and outsourcing and privatization in government departments should be stopped.
- Employees’ organizations should be allowed to work democratically.
Know what is the issue related to DA arrears?
The central government increases the Dearness Allowance every year in January and July. But in 2020, due to the Covid pandemic, the government stopped the DA hike for 18 months. During this period, the employees were to get DA in three installments, which is still pending. The Federation says that the government should pay these pending arrears as it is the right of the employees and pensioners. But the government has not yet accepted their demand.
Will the government pay the DA arrears?
The government has made it clear on several occasions that it will not pay the DA arrears. The government’s argument on this is that it is not financially possible to do so. However, the Federation said in its circular that the employees will continue to raise their demands.
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