There are in all 1.12 crore government employees and pensioners and to make their life easier the center has taken some steps.
Recently, many were thinking that the government would reinforce the hike in dearness allowance (DA) from this month but this doesn’t seem to occur anymore as new reports are suggesting that the hike will be observed from September 2021 onwards which calls for the celebration of over 1 crore Indian citizens.
The decision was taken on June 26 after the meeting between officials of the National Council of Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM), the Ministry of Finance, and the Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT).
The National Council of JCM has issued a letter related to the same and it points out that the June 26 meeting on DA hike restoration ended on a positive note. It was issued by the office of JCM Secretary Shiv Gopal Mishra.
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This step is taken up by the authorities so that people
may overcome themselves from the financial loss which the disastrous disease
COVID-19 bought. The decision of suspending the hike in the dearness allowance
(DA) for over 18 months is an initiative to save funds.
In the letter, the Secretary of the JCM office reported that the Union cabinet secretary has agreed to withdraw the suspension on DA and DR.
Meanwhile, the final decision is yet to be taken by the government on the liabilities of the hike in DA or DR, which are due and are to be paid by the Central Government employees and pensioners.