“It has been agreed that central government employees’ DA and pensioners’ DR benefit will be resumed in September,” Shiva Gopal Mishra said.
Even as lakhs of central government employees and pensioners are awaiting an announcement on the Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) benefits under the Seventh Pay Commission (7th CPC), the latest updates suggest that the process to restore the DA and DR hikes will be initiated in September.
Earlier reports had suggested that DA and DR would be restored in July and the pending DA, DR arrears would also be cleared. On April 23, the Ministry of Finance had informed that the central government employees will not get the additional installments of DA and DR due from July 1, 2020 and January 1, 2021. The National Council of JCM had on June 26 held a meeting with the Ministry of Finance and the Department of Personnel & Training. The National Council of JCM said that it will take some time for the central government’s current employees and pensioners to receive an increased DA and DR. Secretary — Staff Side at National Council of JCM Shiva Gopal Mishra, had said, “In our meeting held on 26th June 2021, it has been agreed that central government employees’ DA and pensioners’ DR benefit will be resumed in September 2021.”
However, the wait for the restoration of DA, DR benefits that were halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year could get longer.
