Shock to crores of employees! Holi is over, April is about to end, why is the DA increase file still stuck?

Central Employees DA Hike: The Central Government has not yet announced Dearness Allowance i.e. DA for its employees and pensioners. Usually it is announced around Holi but this time even after the first week of April has passed, there is no movement in this regard. The central government announces DA for its employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners twice a year. This comes into effect from January 1 and June 1. But since the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations in June, 2016, there has never been such a delay in the declaration of DA.

Last year, the Central Government had announced the DA hike to be implemented from January on March 28, 2025 and an official order in this regard was issued on April 2. Similarly, the government order related to increase in DA in 2024 was issued on April 3. During the Corona period, the government had frozen DA at 17% for 18 months between October 14, 2019 and July 20, 2021. Its order was issued on April 23, 2020.

Why is there a delay in DA increase?

The question arises whether the government is avoiding increasing DA or west asia war Is it being delayed due to financial pressures arising from? Or is there some other reason due to which the government is postponing the announcement of increase in DA. The tenure of the Seventh Pay Commission has ended on December 31, 2025, but central government employees will get DA hike under this commission.

Impact of 8th Pay Commission on DA

According to the 12-month average of All-India Consumer Price Index-Industrial Workers (AICPI-IW), there may be a two percent increase in DA. With this, DA will increase from 58 percent to 60 percent. The question is whether the employees will get the benefit of increase in DA? Bankbazaar.com CEO Adil Shetty says that the delay in DA hike does not mean that there has been any change in the government policy. The reason for this delay could be the transition to the 8th Pay Commission.

Account of Dearness Allowance (DA)

• The central government increases DA twice a year.
• The increase in DA is applicable from January and July.
• It is announced around Holi and Diwali.
• This time there has been a lot of delay in the announcement of DA hike.
• According to experts, it may be announced next week.

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When will the employees get the benefits?

Shetty said that the increase in DA may be announced in the second week of this month. From this schedule the government commission on 8th This may help in finalizing the structural alignments required by the Also, the transition into the new financial year can be managed. If the government announces this, the employees will get arrears from January.