Its official – 5 pc Dearness Allowance announced
Written by Administrator on September 10th, 2009The central government on Thursday announced a five per cent hike in dearness allowance for its employees and pensioners, with retrospective effect from July 1.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni told reporters in New Delhi after the meeting.
Dearness allowance will now be 27 per cent of the basic pay of government officials and pensioners.
The hike will cost the government Rs 2,903.55 crore in 2009-10 and Rs 4, 355.35 crore per year in subsequent years, Soni said.
Earlier report: http://staffcorner.com/blog/2009/07/07/5-da-expected/
September 11th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Earlier the DA was 22% and now increased another 5% i.e. total 27% total. In the news letter you have mentioned now the present DA is 22.77%?.
Kesavankutty
September 12th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
The DA is 27%. Correction is made on the post
September 14th, 2009 at 11:37 am
When the DA order will come? It has not appeared yet in Finmin and DoPT.
September 14th, 2009 at 11:55 am
What is link of official order, so that Da can be disbursed in the office.
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:20 pm
where is d link of d order, newspaper also provide this, but d circular
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:42 pm
The Finance Ministry has released the DA hike from 1.7.2009 for the central Govt employees. But the order said nothing about the Dearness Relief to their pensioners. why simultaneous order has not come?
September 27th, 2009 at 12:34 am
Its not enough for state govt employees. Already hra is sufficient for us.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:27 am
No DA for Autonomous Societies annouced in the circular????