New Delhi: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved additional 2 per cent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR), a move that will benefit about 1.1 crore central government employees and pensioners, an official release said.
The impact on the exchequer on account of both DA and DR would be '6,112.20 crore per annum and Rs 4,074.80 crore in the financial year 2018-19 (8 months from July, 2018 to February, 2019). The hike will be effected from July 1, 2018, the release said. The decision was taken at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Narendra Modi here. “The Cabinet...has approved to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners w.e.f. July 01, 2018 representing an increase of 2 per cent over the existing rate of 7 per cent of the Basic Pay/Pension, to for price rise,” it said.
