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News India Live, Digital Desk: Saturday brought a big gift for lakhs of central employees and pensioners of the country. After weeks of long wait, in the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi 2 percent dearness allowance (DA) And the proposal to increase Dearness Relief (DR) has been officially approved. After this decision, now the total dearness allowance of central employees has increased from 58 percent. 60 percent It is done.
The decision will be implemented from January 2026, you will get 3 months arrears
The government has clarified that this increase in DA 1 January 2026 Will be considered effective from. Since the announcement was made in mid-April, employees and pensioners will have to pay for the months of January, February and March. Arrear Will also be given. This announcement, which usually happens around Holi, was delayed this time, due to which there was increasing concern among the employees, but now the cabinet’s decision has brought smiles on millions of faces.
More than 1 crore people will get direct benefits
This decision will have a direct impact on the country 50.46 lakh central employees And 68.27 lakh pensioners But it will happen.
Burden on treasury: Due to this increase, approximately Rs 6,791.24 crore There will be an additional burden of Rs.
Increase in salary: DA is calculated on the basis of basic pay, so an increase of 2% will result in a respectable increase in the monthly take-home salary of employees at all levels.
Relief amid demand for 8th Pay Commission
This announcement has come at a time when employee organizations 8th Pay Commission They are putting pressure on the demand of formation of IPC and increasing the fitment factor to 3.83. National Council-JCM submitted memorandum to the government to increase the minimum wage from Rs 18,000. Rs 69,000 Has also been proposed to do. However, the current relief of 2% is being considered as a temporary safeguard against inflation.
Reason for delay and employees’ protest
This time the announcement of DA was delayed the most compared to the last 10 years. In protest against this, on April 16, employees of various government departments across the country (such as Income Tax and Postal Department) demonstrated during the lunch break. Experts believe that this delay occurred due to financial balance and upcoming policy changes, but now with the issuance of the notification, all the deadlock has ended.
