Seventh Pay Commission most recent news: Central government workers are anxiously expecting the following round of Dearness Allowance (DA) correction. According to the most recent update, the DA hike declaration could occur toward the beginning of August. This would be the fourth hike in DA since it was started by the Center after an end of over a year in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Since the government restarted DA hikes, central representatives have gotten numerous hikes, from DA to House Rent Allowance (HRA) somewhat recently. Be that as it may, there hasn’t been positive information on the standing interest for DA arrear for the 18-month time frame in which the significant compensation component was not amended.
Will central government workers get 18-month DA arrear?
In the midst of the freeze, central government workers saw three DA corrections overlooked. The government’s stand on the issue has been that the DA arrear for the period between January 2020 and June 2021 is improbable, it was prior detailed. A few reports have proposed that the issue is getting looked at. Notwithstanding, these might misdirect.
Then again, National Council of JCM Secretary (Staff Side) Shiv Gopal Mishra has been voicing the view that the government ought to consider remunerating representatives for the period when the DA update was frozen. With the choice of halting DA hike for the 18-month time frame being made by the government, it ought to now design an arranged settlement on the arrear issue, the JCM Secretary has said according to a report from DNA partner Zee Business.
At the point when the hike in DA was continued after the bureau meeting on July 14, 2021, the figure was overhauled by 11% in one go to make up for the DA freeze for three portions of January 2020, June 2020, January 2021. If arrear is thought of, central government representatives could get 11% arrear in singular amount sum.
Update on next DA hike
After the resumption in July 2021, the DA for central government workers was climbed by 11%. From that point forward, two additional corrections were embraced under the seventh Pay Commission, bringing the DA figure first to 31 percent from 28% and afterward to 34 percent with another 3% climb. Presently, according to the most recent reports and All-India Consumer Price Index (AICPI) information, a climb between 4 to 6 percent might be on the cards.
