Central Government employees can get another surprise after the hike in DA. Now the government is preparing for another step, which will directly affect employees salaries. If the government able to implement this thought in real life, then it will be a gift for central employees.
Central Government employees can get surprised.
The Narendra Modi-led government increased the dearness allowance (DA) by 3%, increasing the overall DA from 50% to 53%, especially when inflation increased day by day. But now, after the DA hike, central government employees can get another big surprise. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the issue of adding a dearness allowance to basic pay was being discussed recently, and no decision has been taken yet. In such a situation, the merger of 53% DA with the basic pay of central employees will not only permanently change the salary of government employees but will also affect their allowances and pensions.
Earlier, under the Sixth Pay Commission, dearness allowance was considered even after reaching 50%. In 2004, when the DA reached 50%, it was merged with the basic pay, but later the rules were changed and separated again. At the same time, if this is done in the 7th Pay Commission, then the salary structure of the employees will change permanently and they will get more salary, like a dearness allowance. Other benefits like allowances, bonuses, and pensions will also be impacted, as all these are based on basic pay.
The DA and DR for government employees and pensioners are revised twice a year. Usually these announcements are made in the months of March and September-October of the year, which are applicable from January and July, respectively, so the salary for the months of April and October is paid to the central employees with two to three months of arrears. In such a situation, if we talk about the next increase in DA, the new DA increase can be announced before Holi in March 2025.