7th Pay Commission: Read full statement by PM Modi Cabinet on Dearness Allowance for central government employees

7th Pay Commission: PM Narendra Modi led Cabinet has approved 2% dearness allowance and dearness relief hike for central government employees and pensioners. This hike will lead to an increase in central government employees salaries by about Rs 360 to Rs 5000. Read here full statement by PM Modi Cabinet on Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief:

Cabinet approves additional 2 percent Dearness Allowance (DA) for Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 1st July, 2018.

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 01.07.2018 representing an increase of 2% over the existing rate of 7% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise.

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The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs.6112.20 crore per annum and Rs.4074.80 crore in the financial year 2018-19 (for a period of 08 months from July, 2018 to February, 2019).

This will benefit about 48.41 lakh Central Government employees and 62.03 lakh pensioners.

This increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission.