7th Pay Commission: Govt employees to get Rs 2 lakh as DA arrears? Check latest update

The Central government employees could soon make a final decision on 18 months of DA arrears. 

New Delhi: In what could be good news under the 7th Pay Commission, the Central government employees could soon hear about the final decision on 18 months DA arrears next week. The Union Cabinet is expected to take the decision on the pending DA arrears pretty soon, according to media reports.  

For the unversed, the Central government had restored the dearness allowance and dearness relief for employees and pensioners from 17% to 31% from October 2021. However, the government hasn’t paid the arrears for the time the dearness allowance hike was put on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Now, new media reports suggest that the employees and pensioners could receive the pending 18 months arrears at one go. This means that few employees could receive up to Rs 2 lakh in their bank accounts.