Central Government Employees & Employment Corner

DA Hike Update for Central Government Employees: The Union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi may give some good news to central government employees in the coming days, as the Union Budget 2022 has been presented. According to reports in the media, the government may consider giving out arrears to the employees. Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, arrears for central government employees has been frozen for almost two years now, with the pandemic creating an economic constraint in the country. However, as India is reviving from that, some good news is expected from the government in this regard, reports have suggested. As per a report on Zee News, the Union cabinet is mulling on the decision to give Rs 2 lakh to the employees in one go as DA arrear. However, there is no official statement regarding this, and the government too has not commented anything on it. Dearness allowance, or DA, is generally increased twice a year, in January and July. However, there was no hike announced