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Cabinet approves increase in Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief, DA increased from 17% to 28% | Daily Current Affairs Dose
The Cabinet Committee chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi today has approved increase the Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners with effect from 01.07.2021 to 28% representing an increase of 11% over the existing rate of 17% of the Basic Pay/Pension.
This decision of the government will directly benefit 48.34 lakh central employees and 65.26 lakh pensioners.
Cabinet approves increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR): Key Highlights
In view of the unprecedented situation which arose due to the COVID-19 pandemic, three additional instalments of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners, which were due from 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and 01.01.2021, had been frozen.
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Now, the Government has decided to increase the Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners with effect from 01.07.2021 to 28% representing an increase of 11% over the existing rate of 17% of the Basic Pay/Pension. The increase reflects the additional instalments arising on 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and 01.01.2021. The rate of Dearness Allowance/Dearness Relief for the period 01.01.2020 to 30.06.2021 shall remain at 17%.
Important facts for upcoming exams from the above Current Affairs Topic
- President of India: Ram Nath Kovind
- Vice President of India: Venkaiah Naidu
- Prime Minister of India: Narendra Modi
- Chief Justice of India: N. V. Ramana
- Lok Sabha Speaker of India: Om Birla
- Capital of India: New Delhi
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