How much dearness allowance has been increased for central government employees?
The central government has increased dearness allowance to 212 per cent from the existing 203 per cent for central government and central autonomous bodies employees, who draw back pay as per the pre-revised pay scale or grade pay of the Sixth Central Pay Commission. basic salary. The revised rate of dearness allowance has come into effect from July 1, 2022.
Dearness Allowance for Central Government employees and employees of Central Autonomous Bodies, who get pay as per the pre-revised pay scale or grade pay of the 5th Central Pay Commission, will be increased to 396 per cent from the existing 381 per cent. According to the official memorandum of the Department of Expenditure, the new rate of dearness allowance is effective from July 1, 2022.
How much salary will increase after latest DA hike as per 6th pay commission
The hike in DA is calculated on the basic pay of a government employee. For example, suppose the basic salary of a central government employee is Rs 43,000 per month. They are getting salary as per 6th pay commission. According to the office memorandum dated October 12, 2022 by DoE, the DA will be increased to 212 per cent from the existing 203 per cent.
| description | Amount (Rs.) |
| old DA amount | 87,290 |
| new DA amount | 91,160 |
From the above table, it can be seen that the DA increase is Rs 3,870.
Why was DA increased?
Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief (DR) for central government employees and pensioners who are paid as per the 7th Central Pay Commission has been increased from 34 per cent to 38 per cent as on September 28, 2022. The revised rate is applicable from July 1, 2022. ,
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However, the employees and pensioners who were drawing salary or pension as per 6th pay commission or fifth pay commission were waiting for their DA or DR revision from the government.
What is Dearness Allowance and how is it calculated as per 7th Pay Commission?
Dearness Allowance is a component of salaries of government employees and pensioners, aimed at mitigating the effects of inflation. The effective pay of government employees is revised from time to time to deal with the rising inflation. The central government revises the DA twice every year – in January and July. It is to be noted that Dearness Allowance varies from employee to employee depending on whether they work in urban area, semi-urban area or rural area.
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The Department of Expenditure, in an official memorandum, said that for calculation of Dearness Allowance, the term ‘Basic Pay’ in the revised pay structure means the pay drawn at the prescribed level in the pay matrix as per the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission approved by the government. Dated October 3, 2022. ‘Basic Pay’ does not include any other type of pay like special pay etc.
Archit Gupta, Founder and CEO, Clear, said, “The increase in this allowance, especially at a time when inflation is on the rise around the world, seems like a much-needed aid to the salaried employees.”