Centre is likely to announce increase in dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees

Centre is likely to announce increase in dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees

Centre is likely to make an announcement to increase dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees. The dearness allowance (DA) is expected to increase by 5 percent. This has been stated by Harishankar Tiwari, former president of DA calculator AG Office Brotherhood, Allahabad, and Assistant Secretary General of All India Audit and Accounts Association. Tiwari…

Gujarat government announces 3% hike in dearness allowance for more than 9 lakh employees

Gujarat government announces 3% hike in dearness allowance for more than 9 lakh employees

In good news for over nine lakh state government employees and pensioners, the Gujarat government has hiked the Dearness Allowance (DA) to 12 per cent from the existing nine per cent under the 7th Pay Commission recommendations. The increase in DA would create an additional burden of Rs 1071 crore annually on the state exchequer….

Madhya Pradesh government has announced DA hike for government employees

Madhya Pradesh government has announced DA hike for government employees

Madhya Pradesh government is the latest to follow the Central Government announcement of 3 per cent hike in the Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for government employees under 7th Pay Commission recommendations. Employees who were receiving their salary under the 7th Pay Commission recommendations will now get 12 per cent DA while the…

Government may soon implement longstanding demand of army personnel

Government may soon implement longstanding demand of army personnel

In accordance to the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendation, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has agreed to look into a longstanding demand of army personnel to exempt ration money, and risk and hardship allowance from taxes. Paramilitary jawans of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Indo-Tibetan…