7th Pay Commission: Central govt employees get THESE benefits even before today’s meet on DA arrears

The DA will be increased from the current 17% to 28% of the basic salary from July 1, 2021. However, even before the meeting, the government has introduced a slew of other benefits for central government employees under the 7th Pay Commission.

New Delhi: Millions of central government employees and pensioners are waiting for the Finance Ministry’s decision regarding the dearness allowance (DA) arrears. A meeting between Central government servants' (CGS') representative body National Council of JCM, officials from the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) and Ministry of Finance is set to take place on Saturday (June 26). Previously, the Central government has already announced that all its employees and pensioners will get the pending hike in the DA will from July 1 under the 7th Pay Commission.  The DA will be increased from the current 17% to 28% of the basic salary from July 1, 2021. However, even before the meeting, the government has introduced a slew of other benefits for central government employees under the 7th Pay Commission.  7th Pay Commission: Travel allowance claims deadline extended