DA hike for Central staff

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, SEPT. 23. The Union Cabinet today decided on a three per cent hike in dearness allowance for Central Government employees and dearness relief for pensioners with effect from July 1. At present, the employees and the pensioners get 38 per cent DA and dearness relief. The percentage would now go up to 41 per cent.

Announcing this, the Union Minister and spokesperson for the Cabinet, Mr. Pramod Mahajan, said the additional financial implication on account of the decision would work to Rs. 1,194.96 crores per year - Rs. 888.96 crores for DA and Rs. 306 crores for dearness relief.

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