Centre hikes DA/DR by 4 percent to 42%

Centre hikes DA/DR by 4 percent to 42%

  • The Central Government has announced an increase in the Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for central government pensioners by 4 percent.
  • This will increase the overall DA/DR from current 38% to 42%.
  • The hiked DA/DR will be effective from January 1, 2023.
  • This move will benefit around 47.58 lakh central government employees and 69.76 lakh central government pensioners.
  • The increase in DA and DR is in accordance with the accepted formula, based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission.
  • It must be noted that DA is revised twice every year.
  • Before this, the revision in DA/DR was announced in September 2022, by 4% to 38%, to be effective retrospectively from July 1, 2022.

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