seventh Pay Commission: Travel Allowance (TA) hike for CGS not coming in July 2021

seventh Pay Commission newest information: The media has been buzzing with hypothesis that central authorities workers’ Travel Allowance (TA) will rise from this July after the middle’s announcement to revive Dearness Allowance (DA) of the central authorities workers. However, for info to the central authorities servants (CGS), their TA will not rise in sync with the DA hike as the present DA will not be 25 per cent or above. As per the seventh CPC pay matrix calculation rule, TA hike will not be relevant in seventh pay fee pay matrix from July 2021 as present DA of central authorities workers is 17 per cent solely.

Highlighting the seventh CPC pay calculation rule for central authorities workers’ TA Shiv Gopal Mishra, Secretary — Staff Side at National Council JCM stated, “It’s true that central government employees’ TA rises in sync with the DA hike. But, this is possible only when the DA is 25 per cent of above. Currently, central government employees’ DA is at 17 per cent that means their TA won’t rise as some media houses are reporting.” Mishra went on so as to add that after the DA restoration in July 2021, DA will probably be greater than 25 per cent and therefore when the DA hike announcement for July to December 2021 will probably be introduced then solely TA hike might be anticipated.

The Secretary — Staff Side at National Council JCM went on so as to add that at present, the DA hike announcement for January to June 2021 continues to be anticipated. So, a central authorities worker can count on DA hike announcement getting due from 1st July 2021 by Dusshehra to Diwali means the DA hike affect will lastly mirror in central authorities workers’ seventh CPC Pay Matrix by the top of 2021.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic unfold, the middle had freezed CGS’s DA until June 2021. This led to non-restoration of three DA installments introduced for the interval of 1.1.2020 to 30.6.2020, 1.7.2020 to 31.12.2020 and 1.1.2021 to 30.6.2021. When the freezing of DA was introduced, central authorities workers’ DA was at 17 per cent of their fundamental wage.

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