There is great good news for lakhs of central government employees and pensioners. In fact, they are hoping to get relief from the rising inflation in the country. According to media reports, the government is likely to increase the dearness allowance (DA hike) by 5 per cent from July 1. In fact, the AICPI index had jumped in March 2022, after which it is expected that the government can increase the Dearness Allowance (DA) by not 3 per cent but by 5 per cent. Yes and if that happens, the DA of the employees will increase from 34 per cent to 39 per cent.
If that happens, the salary of central employees can be increased by more than 27,000. The AICPI index for the months of January and February this year saw a decline. In fact, it has increased by 125.1 points in The month of January this year, 125 in February and one point in March to 126. According to the DAta in the month of April, the AICPI index has come down to 127.7. It has increased by 1.35 per cent, i.e., now if the DAta for May and June crosses 127, it can increase by 5 per cent. If the basic salary of the employees is Rs 56,900, they will get Rs 22,191 DA if they have 39 per cent DA.
It should also be known that at the rate of 34 per cent, rs 19,346 is being received at the rate of 34 per cent. With a 5 per cent DA increase, the salary will increase by Rs 2,845. In this way, about Rs 34,140 will increase annually. You know that the government increases DA twice a year. Earlier this year, the government increased the DA. Now the decision to increase DA by 5 per cent is expected to benefit more than 50 lakh employees and 65 lakh, pensioners.
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