The Union cabinet hiked dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief to 5%, benefiting 50 lakh central government employees and 61 lakh pensioners
1 min read13 Sep 2017The dearness allowance (DA) hike for central government employees and pensioners approved by the cabinet will be applicable from 1 January 2017
1 min read15 Mar 2017The DR payable to central govt pensioners, family pensioners will be enhanced from the existing rate of 119% to 125% with effect from 1 Jan 2016
1 min read14 Apr 2016Cabinet on Tuesday hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) by 6 percentage points to 113% of their basic pay with effect from January
1 min read8 Apr 2015The central govt employees as well as the pensioners are entitled for DA/DR at the rate of 90% of the basic with effect from 1 July 2013
1 min read20 Sep 2013The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared