In the cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it has been decided to increase the dearness allowance of central employees and pensioners. Dearness allowance has been increased from 38 percent to 42 percent. This increase in dearness allowance will be applicable from January 2023.

In the last six months i.e. between July and December, the inflation figure between the consumer price index increased by 4.4 percent. That’s why there has been an increase of 4 percent in it. Now dearness allowance will be paid at the rate of 42 per cent. Till January, he was getting paid at the rate of 38 per cent.

The DA, calculated on the basis of the Consumer Price Index, is increased as per the recommendations. Labor Bureau calculates on the basis of Consumer Price Index (CPI-IW) in which proportion the inflation has increased, in the same proportion dearness allowance is given. It is revised every 6 months.

How much will be the increase in salary?

DA is calculated on the basis of basic pay. The increase in DA increases the take-home salary of the employees. For example, a central government employee gets a basic salary of Rs 25,500 per month. His dearness allowance at 38 per cent was Rs 9,690. Now with DA increasing to 42 per cent, he will get Rs 10,710 as dearness allowance. So that means now his salary will increase by Rs 10,710 – 9,690 = Rs 1,020 every month.

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In Delhi, the state government led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has followed in the footsteps of the central government. It has announced an increase of 4 percent in the Dearness Allowance of all its government employees.

Government order issued

The Delhi government has issued an order regarding this gift given to the employees of the state government before Diwali. According to an official order, the Finance Department of Delhi has also sent the details of hike in Dearness Allowance to their respective departments and autonomous bodies as per the rates revised by the Central Government.

Karnataka had given good news

It is worth noting that earlier the state government of Karnataka had also increased the dearness allowance of its employees. Recently, an increase of 3.75 percent was approved in the dearness allowance of the employees of the Bomai government of the state. At present, the employees of Karnataka government get dearness allowance of 27.25 percent of their basic salary, which has increased to 31 percent.

Center took the decision last month

Last month, on September 28, in the meeting of the Union Cabinet, it was announced to increase the dearness allowance at the rate of 4 percent to the central government employees and pensioners. Then Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that the Central Government employees and pensioners will be entitled to the increased amount of DA and DR from July 1, 2022. At the same time, according to the order of the government, under this, dearness allowance (DA Hike News) and relief installment at the rate of four percent will be released for all central government employees and pensioners (7th Pay Commission Latest News). This item will put an additional burden of Rs 12,852 crore on the central exchequer every year.

DA increased in Rajasthan too

Just as the central government had announced a 4 percent increase in dearness allowance for its employees, on the same day the Ashok Gehlot government of Rajasthan had also approved a four percent increase in dearness allowance for the employees and pensioners of the state of Rajasthan.

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