(Deepshikha Gautam, Intern Journalist) New Delhi: New year is going to bring a lot of happiness for Central Government Employees. In the year 2021, central employees are going to get more salaries. Due to covid-19, Dearness Allowance received for Central employees was banned this year. Central employees and pensioners get dearness allowance at the rate of 21 percent, but now it is available at 17 percent.
In the Coronavirus pandemic, the central government had banned dearness allowance due to lack of economic activity.
According to the 7th Pay Commission, the dearness allowance should have been given at 21%, but currently, this allowance is being given at the rate of 17 percent. The central government has made this arrangement till June 2021. It is noteworthy that the employees and pensioners hope that after June 2021, the government can give relief on DA and if this happens, then salary and pension will be increased. The central government increases the DA on 1 January and 1 July. In January this year, there was a 4 percent increase. Currently, it is directly impacting more than 50 lakh employees and over 55 lakh pensioners.
Earlier in March, the cabinet had increased the dearness allowance by 4 percent. Usually, the government changes the DA twice a year to compensate for the increase in prices. This is another attempt to cut government spending. Earlier, a 30% reduction in the salaries of ministers, PM, President, and Members of Parliament were also announced. His MPLADs scheme has also been suspended for two years to allocate more funds to fight COVID-19.
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