Expected DA From January 2020
Ministry of Finance
Cabinet approves release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief due from 1.1.2020
7th Pay Commission Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief Rate = 17% + 4% = 21%
The current rate of 17% of the Basic Pay Scale / Basic Pension will be raised by 4%
13 MAR 2020
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The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2020.
There will be an increase of 4 percent over the existing rate of 17 percent of the Basic Pay / Pension, to compensate for price rise.
The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs.12,510.04 crore per annum and Rs.14,595.04 crore in Financial Year 2020-21 (for a period of 14 months from January, 2020 to February, 2021). It will benefit about 48.34 lakh Central Government employees and 65.26 lakh pensioners.
The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission.
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