Information Bureau
Government of India
Cabinet
The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to release an installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to Pensioners w.e.f. 01.07.2016 representing an increase of 2% of the revised Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise. The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission.
The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs. 5622.10 crore per annum and in the Financial Year 2016-17 for the period of 8 months (i.e. from July 2016 to February 2017), it would be Rs.3748.06 crore. About 50.68 lakh Government employees and 54.24 lakh pensioners will be benefited.
Source:PIB
RAMUJAGER PATEL says
Please intimate expected date of payment of increase rate of 2% DA/DR effective with effect from 01 July 2016.
N S Prakasam says
NO Comments, please
NS Prakasam
N S Prakasam says
Merger of DA with Basic Pay :- Kindly inform the effective date, modality and Govt. authority for the MERGER