seventh Pay Commission: Decision on DA, DR arrears more likely to be introduced at present

The Centre is scheduled to carry a gathering at present relating to the pending dearness allowance arrears (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for round 52 lakh central authorities workers and 60 lakh central authorities pensioners who’re awaiting a hike of their wage.

Officials of the Union ministry of finance, the National Council of Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM) and the division of personnel and coaching (DoPT) are anticipated to take the ultimate determination on the DA arrears beneath the advice of the seventh Pay Commission in the course of the assembly.

Informing in regards to the improvement Shiva Gopal Mishra, Secretary — Staff Side at National Council of JCM stated, “Official meeting between the officials of the Department of Expenditure at the Ministry of Finance, Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) and the representatives of JCM is going to take place on 26th June. The scheduled meeting will be chaired by the cabinet secretary of India.”

Asked in regards to the agenda of this assembly Shiva Gopal Mishra of National Council of JCM stated, “The meeting will revolve around the 7th CPC DA and 7th CPC DR benefits of the central government employees and central government pensioners. In this meeting we will discuss about the DA arrears and DR arrears payment due for 1.1.2020, 1.7.2020 and 1.1.2021 to the central government servants and central government pensioners respectively.”

The Centre has stated in Parliament that the stalled dearness allowance and dearness aid (DR) of central authorities workers and pensioners might be resumed from July 1, 2021. The three installments of DA for central authorities workers and DR for pensioners, due on January 1, 2020, July 1, 2020, and January 1, 2021, had been frozen in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Any enhance in DA from July 1, nonetheless, will solely be efficient from that day and workers wouldn’t get any arrears on non-revision of DA for the earlier interval.

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