Times Now reports that the DA arrears will be released soon

The Narendra Modi government is expected to announce some good news for central government employees and pensioners soon. According to media reports, government employees who have not yet received their Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears may do so soon. The Union Cabinet may take up this matter at its next meeting.

The DA and DR of Central government employees and pensioners were restored to 31 per cent in October 2021, up from 17 per cent previously. However, they have yet to receive the arrears.

It is worth noting that the Cabinet Council has proposed a one-time settlement amount for DA arrears, which has been put on hold for 18 months.

The Centre gives DA and DR twice a year to compensate employees, pensioners for inflation or a general increase in the price level. But due to the pandemic, the government had put the DA increase on hold in May 2020. On June 30, 2021, the government again started increasing DA. But no decision was taken on the arrear amount at that time.

According to media reports, the DA arrear amount could vary between Rs 11,880 to Rs 37,554 for Level-1 employees while for employees in the Level-13 this arrear amount could be between Rs 1,44,200 to Rs 2,18,200.