7th Pay Commission: Cabinet approves DA hike for central government employees to 28%

In a major relief for lakhs of central government employees, the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (July 14) approved the hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) given to these employees from 17% to 28%, according to sources. The decision to restore DA hike was taken after it was frozen last year. An announcement in this regard will be made in the Cabinet briefing.

Worth mentioning here is that the Centre had frozen DA and DR of central government employees and pensioners last year keeping in view the fall in government revenue collection and rising spend on social welfare schemes after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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