The past 18 months have suffered some of the worst inflation levels in this country resulting in erosion of the real value of salaries
The delay in getting the allowance and relief is a double blow for pensioners retiring after January 2020
7th Pay Commission: Due to the debilitating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, DA and DR of central employees and pensioners were put on hold
In April last year, the govt had put on hold increment in DA for 50 lakh central government employees and 61 lakh pensioners till June 30, 2021
With 72 hours left for the resumption of dearness allowance, the government should assure the employees of lifting of the frozen part of their salary.
The salaried and the pensioner class is the most committed tax paying bucket hence deserves to get its fair due
The Ministry of Labour & Employment announced a hike in variable dearness allowance for more than 1.5 crore workers in the central sphere by Rs 105 to
The announcement will benefit a large section of the 10 lakh employees
The dearness allowance freeze took place at a time when inflation has frequently been above 6%, breaching the tolerance band of Reserve Bank of India,
DA is paid to the central government employees twice a year and the instalments for 1 January 2020, 1 July 2020, and 1 January 2021 will be restored