If you are a central employee, then there is big news for you. The news that you may not like. Yes, we are talking about your 18 Months Of DA Arrears, which you were eagerly waiting for. But alas, the government has clearly refused.
For the last few days, there have been reports that the government may give 18 Months of DA Arrears withheld during the Corona period to central employees and pensioners.
Many organizations had also demanded this from the government. But now the Finance Ministry itself has clarified its stand in this matter.
The government clearly refused
Actually, for some time now, there was a discussion that the government may give 18 months of DA arrears withheld during the Corona period to central employees and pensioners.
Many employee organizations had also demanded this from the government. But now the Finance Ministry itself has dashed this hope.
In response to a question asked in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said in clear words that there is no plan to give DA arrears. He said that the economy was badly affected during the Corona period, so the DA arrears had to be stopped.
The question was in Lok Sabha
1.Is the government considering giving the DA/DR of 18 months stopped during the Corona period?
2.If yes, then what is the detail of it
3.If not, then what is the reason for this
How many complaints have been received in this regard from the year 2024 till now and what action has been taken on them?
In response, Finance Minister Pankaj Chaudhary said
1.No
2.The question does not arise
3.This decision was taken given the impact on the economy due to Corona. This step was taken to reduce the financial burden on the government.
In the year 2024, many employee organizations complained but it was not possible to give arrears due to the financial condition not being good.
DA increased
However, central employees do not need to be completely disappointed. Because soon their DA is going to increase. Currently, employees are getting 50% DA, but from July 2024 it will increase to 53%.
That is, there will be an increase of about 3%. But there has been no official announcement about when this increase will come into effect. It is expected that information about this will be available in September or October.
So overall, instead of waiting for 18 months of DA arrears, employees will now have to wait for the increased DA.