No. 42/05/2022 -P&PW(D)
भारत सरकार/Government of India
Ministry of Personnel , Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003
Date: 20th May 2022

Minutes of the 32nd Meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) held on 12.04.2022 under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS(PP) at Sardar Patel Bhawan, New Delhi.

(32.6) Payments of DA/DR arrears freezon for 18 months from 1.1.2020 to 30.06.2021

The Central Government Pensioners Welfare Association, Jaipur and Ex-Defence Employees Welfare Association, Balasore mentioned that although the Central Government has granted the DA/DR rise of 11% from 01.07.2021, the arrears for 18 months have not been released. The Association requested for releasing the DA/DR for 18 months to Central Government employees and pensioners / family pensioners.

Discussion/Decision on the agenda item

Joint Secretary, Department of Expenditure stated that this issue was raised in the last meeting of JCM chaired by Cabinet Secretary also and the JCM was informed that

The decision to freeze DA and DR due from 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 & 01.01.2021 was taken in the context of Covid-19 pandemic, so as to ease pressure on Government finances. The rates of DA/DR have been restored prospectively and subsumed in the cumulative revised rates effective from 01.07.2021 vide OM dated 20.07.2021.

In view of the above, item was closed.

Minutes of the 32nd Meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) held on 12.04.2022 under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS(PP) at Sardar Patel Bhawan, New Delhi.

The Departments concerned were requested to take a final decision, at the earliest, on the following agenda items of 31st meeting of SCOVA, which are remained unresolved:

i. Extension of benefit of Composite Hospitals to CAPF personnel

• (Action: Ministry of Home Affairs/ Ministry of Health & Family Welfare)

ii. Booking of Holiday Homes for Central Government Pensioners-enhancement of time limit from 30 days to 60 days.

• (Action: Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs/Directorate of Estates)

iii. Formal approval to Chandigarh Administration for allotment of plot to CGHS, Chandigarh.

• (Action: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare /Ministry of Home Affairs)

The agenda items for 32nd meeting were discussed. The gist of the discussion held and decisions taken on these items are as under:

• (32.1) Shortage of Doctors, Specialists and Para-Medical Staff in CGHS posts due to increase in number of patients consequent on merger of Postal Dispensaries and need for creation / sanction of new posts to maintain patient and Doctor/ Para- medical staff ratio
• (32.2) Periodical Health check-up of pensioners
• (32.3) Issues relating to CGHS Wellness Centre Jammu, J&K
• (32.4) Non-acceptance of Nominations of pensioners for Life-Time Arrears by the Banks
• (32.5) Holding of Pension Adalat meetings by Departments at national level
• (32.6) Payments of DA/DR arrears freezon for 18 months from 1.1.2020 to 30.06.2021
• (32.7) Enhancement of Additional Pension
• (32.8) Enhancement of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA)
• (32.9) Difficulties in online submission of Accounts for grants.
• (32.10) Enhancement of amount of Grants in aid to Pensioners’ Associations
• (32.11) Providing a laptop to identified Pensioners Associations

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Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief for Central Government Workers as per the 7th Pay Commission Latest News – 3 Pending DA and DR Installments to be restored from July 2021.

In a written response to a question in Parliament, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur stated that the Central Government saved more than Rs. 37530.08 crore by freezing three installments of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief. He also mentioned that beginning in July 2021, the three additional DA and DR installments would be restored.

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

Rajya Sabha
Unstarred Question No. 1669
To be answered on Tuesday, 9th March, 2021
Phalguna 18, 1942 (Saka)

Freezing of DA

1669: Shri Naranbhai J. Rathwa:
Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

a) whether freezing of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees/pensioners till July, 2021 has subjected them to undue hardship;

b) if so, the reasons for not restoring DA to Central Government Employees and pensioners before July, 2021; and

c) whether Central Government employees and pensioners are not entitled to three installments of DA and, if so, whether Government would also release these installments and, if not, reasons therefor?

Answer

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
(Shri Anurag Thakur)

(a,& b) In view of the crisis arising out of COVID-19 pandemic, the Government has decided to freeze three installments of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief to Central Government employees and pensioners due from 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 & 01.01.2021. The amount Rs.37530.08 crores saved on this account will help to tide over the economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic

(c) As and when the decision to release the future installments of Dearness Allowance due from 01.07.2021 is taken, the rates of DA as effective from 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020, and 01.01.2021 will be restored prospectively and will be subsumed in the cumulative revised rates effective from 01.07.2021.

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January 2020, July 2020 DA & January 2021 DA Calculation

The Cabinet Committee already approved to increase 4% additional DA from January 2020 on the basis of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The next installment from July 2020 is already decided to increase by 4% additionally (However, after the approval of the Cabinet Committee only the percentage of DA will decide!).

And another installment will also be expected to hike by 3% with effect from 1st January 2021. The below expected DA list, which is used in our software tool for your information:

• 1st January 2020 = Additional DA 4% (17% + 4% = 21%)
• 1st July 2020 = Additional DA 4% (21% + 3% = 24%)
• 1st January 2021 = Additional DA 4% (24% + 4% = 28%)
• 1st July 2021 = Additional DA 4% (Expected) (28% + 4% = 32%)

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RESOLUTION

Urging upon the Government of India to withdraw the decision of DA/ DR freeze

This online Federal Executive meeting of the National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations (NFCAA), which represents the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category – II held today the 4th September 2020 deliberated on the decision of Government to freeze the Dearness Allowance to Central Government Employees and Dearness Relief to the Central Government Pensioners due with effect from January 2020 for next eighteen months i.e. upto June, 2021.

The Government of India has taken the drastic decision to stop the normal increase in salary and pension in the form of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief for the next one and half years to its employees and pensioners which is the compensation for them against the price hike. Even the declared decision of the Government to pay the DA/DR to employees and pensioners retrospectively with effect from 1st January 2020 and payable in the month of March 2020 has been withdrawn vide an order dated 23rd April, 2020. The employees retiring during these eighteen months shall loose a huge amount in respect of Retirement benefits viz: Gratuity, Leave Encashment apart from recurring loss of DR in pension. This decision was also a bolt from the blue for low paid Central Government Employees who are in the forefront for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic at the cost of their lives. They have been made to suffer for the rest of their life financially while they have already contributed at least one day’s salary/ wage to the PM Relief Fund or PM CARE fund as financial support to the Government of India. Moreover, the families of those persons who have expired recently due to corona infection or in any other form would be the worst sufferers. Considerably reduced pensionary benefits would be available to them and the conditions of the families of NPS holders shall be miserable as nothing substantial shall reach to them as compensation to their sacrifice in fighting the Coronavirus.

Therefore, the wage and pension freeze of the 48 lakhs Serving Central Government Employees and about 60 lakhs Central Government Pensioners have adversely affected the serving employees as well as pensioners who are particularly low paid or retired from lower level posts. They are the worst hit sections as it has become extremely difficult for them to survive with such a condition as they are deprived from routine compensation against the persistent rising prices of essential items and would rise further during the next one year.

The National Federation of Central Government & Allied employees National Federation Of Central Government & Allied Employees & Workers Organisations (NFCGA-EWO) which is an Organisation of the central government, allied department, casual, contingent, outsourced and contract employees and workers and to which the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category -II vide letter dated 25-04-2020 and dated 13-05-2020 have requested Hon’ble Finance Minister and the Hon’ble Prime Minister vide our letter respectively to kindly re-consider the decision of DA and DP freeze. Similarly, Staff side, JCM (National Council) has also requested the Government of India to kindly restore the payment of DA and DR to the central Government Employees and Central Government Pensioners.

This meeting therefore, in pursuance of the requests of NFCGA-EWO and the Staff side JCM (NC) urges upon the Government of India to kindly withdraw the decision of DA/ DR freeze and release the payment of DA Central Government Employees and Central Government Pensioners urgently.

The meeting resolves to forward the resolution to the Cabinet, Secretary to the Government of India, Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, and the Controller General of Accounts, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, with endorsement of its copies to the Secretary, Staff side, JCM (NC) and the Secretary General, NFCGA-EWO.

(Amol Sule)
President

Also check: Freezing of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners at current rates till July 2021

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF CIVIL ACCOUNTS ASSOCIATIONS

No. NFCAA/HQ/A-2/2020/ Corr-16

Dated: 08.09.2020

To,

1. The Cabinet Secretary,
Government of India,
Rashtrapati Bhawan,
New Deihi-110004

2. The Secretary,
Department of Expenditure
Ministry of Finance,
Room No.129-A, North Block,
New Delhi-110001

3. Controller General of Accounts,
Department of Expenditure,
Ministry of Finance,
4th Floor, GPOA, Block-E, INA,
New Delhi – 110023

Subject: forwarding of Resolution adopted in the Federal Executive meeting on 4th September 2020 urging upon the Government of India to withdraw the  decision of DA/ DR freeze

Sir/Madam,

I have been directed to forward herewith a self-contained Resolution on the above mentioned subject adopted in the Federal Executive meeting of this federation held online through video conferencing on 4th September 2020 for your kind consideration and favorable decision.

Thanking you,

Yours Sincerely,

Encl: as stated above

(V. Bhattacharjee)
Secretary General

Copy to:

1. Secretary, Staff side, JCM(NC), New Delhi
2. Secretary, General, NFCGA-EWO, New Delhi.

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Expected DA from January 2020

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman,
Hon’ble Finance Minister,
Ministry of Finance,
(Government of India),
North Block
New Delhi

Respected Madam,

Sub: Freezing of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief – Reg.

Ref.: MoF(Deptt. of Exp.), Government of India’s O.M. No.1/1/2020–E-II(B) dated 23.04.2020

Kindly refer to our earlier communication dated April 27, 2020 on the above subject matter.

As already explained, the COVID-19 Pandemic has created an unprecedented for situation, not only in our country, but also across the globe. The Central Government Employees, including Railwaymen, are, however, exerting a lot to combat the situation, and the Railwaymen are working hard 24X7 with full devotion and dedication to maintain uninterrupted supply chain of all the essential commodities and goods, viz. Foodgrains, Sugar, Petroleum, Vegetables, Milk, Medical Items etc. throughout the country, by running large-number of timetabled Goods and Parcel Trains.

Also check: No DA/DR to Central Government employees till July 2021

You may appreciate that, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India as well as Hon’ble Minister for Railways have repeatedly applauded and praised the contribution of the Railwaymen in this COVID-19 crisis, facing the risk of Coronavirus threat.

While addressing the Nation on 12th May, 2020, Hon’ble Prime Minister has announced a Mega Package for all the sections of the society to combat the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis to boost the economy as well as morale of the country.

Since Railwaymen are performing their duties to transport aforementioned goods as well as Migrant Workers and have further started operating “Special Trains” for common rail users w.e.f. 12.04.2020, they can in no way be treated less than “COVID-19 Warriors”. As already submitted vide our letter dated 27.04.2020, freezing of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief, has proved to be extremely de-motivational rather than boosting their morale by sanctioning some Additional Incentive to them.

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I would, therefore, request your goodself that, in the wake of Hon’ble Prime Minister’s announcement of Mega Package of Rupees Twenty Lakh Crore, the orders of freezing Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief be withdrawn to boost the morale of the Railway Employees and other Central Government Employees who are fighting day-and-night against the COVID-19 Pandemic.

An early action in the matter shall be highly appreciated.

Yours faithfully

(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
General Secretary

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