The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a 1% hike in dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief to 5%, benefiting 48.85 central government employees and 55.51 lakh pensioners. “The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved release of an additional instalment of dearness allowance to central government employees and dearness relief to pensioner with effect from July 1, 2017,” an official statement said.
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a 1% hike in dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief to 5%, benefiting 48.85 central government employees and 55.51 lakh pensioners. “The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved release of an additional instalment of dearness allowance to central government employees and dearness relief to pensioner with effect from July 1, 2017,” an official statement said.