Dearness allowance

A file photo of finance minister Arun Jaitley. (Reuters)

Centre hikes DA by 3%, to benefit 1.1 crore govt employees, pensioners

1 min read . 19 Feb 2019

Calcutta high court rules dearness allowance is a legal right

1 min read . 31 Aug 2018

The dearness allowance (DA) hike for central government employees and pensioners will set back the exchequer by ₹ 6,112.2 crore a year. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Govt announces 2% DA hike for employees, raises IPPB project outlay

2 min read . 29 Aug 2018

The hike in DA is with effect from July 1. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Dearness allowance (DA) hiked for central government employees, pensioners

1 min read . 29 Aug 2018

The slowdown in sales in July is an aberration as underlying retail demand, primarily from semi-urban and rural areas, has remained stable as expected, analysts said. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Car sales slow in July on high base

3 min read . 01 Aug 2018

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Photo: Mint

Bengal govt announces slew of measures to slash expenditure

1 min read . 05 Jul 2018

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar. File photo: Mint

Haryana announces 2% DA hike for state government employees

1 min read . 05 Jun 2018

AIBOC joint general secretary Ravinder Gupta also questioned the rationale of this meagre hike at a time when inflation is uncontrolled. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

Bank unions threaten 2-day nation-wide strike from 30 May

1 min read . 11 May 2018

The Union Cabinet has increased the dearness allowance (DA) for 11 million government employees and pensioners to 7% from 5%, from 1 January 2018. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

7th Pay Commission: Dearness allowance for government employees hiked to 7%

1 min read . 08 Mar 2018

The bills are likely to come up for Cabinet’s consideration in the coming days and would be tabled in Parliament in the Winter Session. Photo: Mint

SC, HC judges get DA hike, bills to raise their salary await cabinet nod

2 min read . 05 Nov 2017

A file photo of Calcutta high court. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

West Bengal government employees should accept 15% hike in DA: HC

1 min read . 13 Sep 2017

This move will benefit about 49.26 lakh central government employees and 61.17 lakh pensioners, it said .Photo: Mint

DA hiked to 5% for central government employees, pensioners

1 min read . 13 Sep 2017

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced the DA hike for state government employees in Kolkata on Thursday. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

West Bengal government employees to get 15% hike in DA from January 2018

1 min read . 07 Sep 2017

An order issued by the department of personnel and training (DoPT) said the child care allowance for differently-abled female employees shall be payable from the time of the child’s birth till he/she is two years old.

7th Pay Commission: Govt doubles child care allowance for women with disabilities

1 min read . 18 Aug 2017

The Seventh Pay Commission has recommended reduction in the existing rates to 24% for X, 16% for Y and 8% for Z category of cities. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

7th Pay Commission: How revised HRA slabs apply to your city from 1 July

2 min read . 12 Jul 2017

The dearness allowance is paid as a proportion of the basic pay of the central government employees. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

DA hiked by 2% from Jan 2017 for central government employees

1 min read . 15 Mar 2017

Since the government has already hiked the dearness allowance by 2% in October last year from 1 July , 2016, it will now raise it further by 2%. Photo: AFP

Centre to hike dearness allowance by 2% from 1 January

2 min read . 05 Mar 2017

The 2 per cent DA for central government employees and pensioners will result in annual burden of Rs 5,622.10 crore

DA for central government employees, pensioners hiked ahead of Diwali

1 min read . 27 Oct 2016

Dearness allowance and dearness relief is provided to employees and pensioners to neutralise the impact of price rise on their earnings. Photo: Bloomberg

DA for government employees, pensioners may be hiked 2% in Diwali bonanza

1 min read . 26 Oct 2016

Finance minister Arun Jaitley was replying to a question on the 7th Pay Commission in Rajya Sabha. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

7th Pay Commission: Cabinet to decide on central government employee allowances

1 min read . 09 Aug 2016