Govt freezes DA, DR hike for employees, pensioners till July 2021
Coronavirus (Covid-19): Govt freezes DA, DR hike for employees, pensioners till July 2021, The Finance Ministry, however, stated that the DA and DR at current rates will continue to be paid.
by Hari Aditya
Updated: Apr 23, 2020 14:58 IST
Suspension of DA and DR by Finance Ministry
On Thursday, the Ministry of Finance agreed to suspend the additional Dearness Allowance (DA) payable to central government workers and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners due as of 1 January 2020 in the light of the Covid-19 crisis.
"It has been decided that the additional installment of DA payable to central government employees and DR to central government pensioners due from 1st January 2020 shall not be paid. The additional installments of DA and DR due from 1st July 2020 and 1st January 2021 shall also not be paid," said the Ministry of Finance.
Ministry of Finance issues order to freeze additional instalment of DA for central govt employees and pensioners in view of #Covid_19india crisis. @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/pCmBLHAqjd— Liz Mathew (@MathewLiz) April 23, 2020
