DA Order July 2021
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved an increase of 3 percentage points on the Dearness Allowance (DA) /Dearness Relief (DR) for central government employees and pensioners from 28% to 31%.
the government had decided to hike the DA for central government employees by 11 percentage points from 17% to 28%. The increase reflects the additional instalments arising on 1 January, 2020, 1 July 2021 and 1 January 2021. The DA and DR instalments are due for four periods namely January 1, 2020, July 1, 2020, January 1, 2021 and July 1, 2021.
DA (Dearness Allowance) Order, July 2021
In an office memorandum, the Department of Expenditure under the Finance Ministry said the DA payable to central government employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 17 percent to 31 percent of basic pay. The increase subsumes the additional installments arising on January 1, 2020; July 1, 2020, and January 1, 2021.
“These orders shall also apply to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates,” it said, adding for Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees separate orders will be issued by the respective ministries.
In April last year, the Finance Ministry had put on hold an increment in dearness allowance (DA) till June 30, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The rate of DA from January 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, was 17 percent.
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