DA Hike Update: There is bad news for central employees troubled by inflation. The central government has refused to increase the dearness allowance of central employees by more than 3 percent.
In a reply given in Parliament, the government has said that there is no need to revise the rate of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief hike for central employees and pensioners as it is fixed on the basis of inflation. Is.
The Central Government on Tuesday answered questions related to Dearness Allowance in the Upper House of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. The question was asked why the increase in dearness allowance of central government employees is stable at 3% while the rate of inflation is clearly higher? Will the government consider giving Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief according to the prices?
According to the central government, the increase in Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief to its employees and pensioners is calculated on the basis of inflation rate under the All India Consumer Price Index (AICPI) for industrial workers. The government told Parliament that the inflation rate in the last two quarters has been more than 5 per cent.
Pankaj Choudhary, Minister of State in the Union Finance Ministry, on the question of increase in Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief, said in Rajya Sabha that the Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief of Central Government employees and pensioners will be calculated by the All India Consumer Price Index (AICPI-IW) released by the Ministry of Labor. ) based on the rate of inflation.
Rajya Sabha MP Naran Bhai J Rathwa asked the Minister of State for Finance whether the government would consider giving Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief according to the prices and not keep Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief fixed at 3%. In response to this question, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said that the government has no such plan.
By the way, let us tell you that the results of the assembly elections have been revealed in five states, in which the ruling party BJP has got resounding success. BJP has been able to regain power in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur. In such a situation, it is believed that the Modi government can give a big gift to the government employees before Holi.
The Modi government can announce a 3 percent increase in the Dearness Allowance of Central Government Employees and Pensioners. In the next cabinet meeting, it is believed that the Modi government can announce to increase the dearness allowance i.e. DA.
Modi government can increase dearness allowance from 31 percent to 34 percent. Government employees and pensioners will get Dearness Allowance (DA Hike) and Dearness Relief (DR Hike) at the rate of 34 percent. This decision of the Modi government will benefit more than 50 lakh government employees and more than 65 lakh pensioners.
