Union Cabinet hikes DA by 3% for central employees
The Hindu
This decision will put an annual burden of ₹9,488 crore on the exchequer
The Union Cabinet on Thursday hiked dearness allowance and dearness relief by 3% to 31% to benefit 47.14 lakh Central Government employees and 68.62 lakh pensioners.
This was informed by Minister of Information & Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur.
This decision to hike the allowance will put an annual burden of ₹9,488 crore on the exchequer.
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