Dearness Allowance

7th Pay Commission: DA/DR to be hiked 4%? How will salary increase?

The DA/DR rate is expected to be hiked to 38 per cent from the existing 34 per cent. Earlier, the government had approved a hike in the DA/DR rate in March this year, bringing the rate to 34 per cent

CM Bhupesh Baghel hikes dearness allowance by 6% for Chhattisgarh government employees

The hike in dearness allowance will benefit at least 3.8 lakh Chhattisgarh government employees. The staff will get 28 per cent and 189 per cent DA from 1 August this year

Gujarat CM's I-Day gift for govt employees: Bhupendra Patel announces 3% hike in dearness allowance

The chief minister said around 9.38 lakh government employees, panchayat servicemen and pensioners are set to benefit from the change

HC upholds SAT order, directs West Bengal govt to release DA arrears since July 2009

Appearing for a section of the employees, Bikash Bhattacharya argued that the state's submission of financial inability is not acceptable as it disburses DA to the IAS and IPS who are serving under the direct control of the state government

Good news for govt employees! Centre may hike DA in July-August

Reports suggest that the government may announce a 4 percent hike in DA. Central government employees are also hopeful of an increase in Travel Allowance (TA) and Home Rent Allowance (HRA).

Dearness Allowance to be hiked by 3% for central govt employees, Cabinet to make announcement today

DA is a component of the salary of government employees and pensioners aimed at reducing the impact of inflation. The hike will benefit over 50 lakh government employees and 65 lakh pensioners

7th Pay Commission: Central govt employees may get DA hike in March

7th Pay Commission: If the government announces a Dearness Allowance hike then the employees will get the allowance, along with arrears, for January, February and March. Central government provides increment in DA twice a year – in January and July

Government approves three percent DA increase for Central government employees

Minister of Information & Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur said the move will benefit 47.14 lakh central government employees and 68.62 lakh pensioners

Happy tidings: Central government employees to get DA hike, gratuity, leave encashment

It was announced that these DA benefits would be given to the employees who have retired during the period from January 2020 to June 2021

Employees' Provident Fund contribution can go higher than 10%, not of employers: Labour ministry

Last week, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the reduction of statutory provident fund contribution by both employers and employees for the next three months to 10 percent of basic wages from 12 percent.