21 October 2021, 04:22 PM ISTSource: times now
The Union Cabinet approved a proposal to increase the Dearness Allowance (DA) of Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners by 3% with effect from July 1, 2021. With this hike, central government employees will now get 31%. From July, DA Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that this would benefit 47 lakh central government employees and over 68 lakh pensioners across the country. This decision will cost the exchequer Rs 9,488.74 crore annually.
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