Dearness Allowance For Central Government Employees Hiked To 28% From July 1

The government has hiked the dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees and dearness relief (DR) to pensioners to 28 per cent from 17 per cent with effect from July 1. The announcement comes as a major relief for central government employees and pensioners as both Dearness allowance and dearness relief was put on hold last year in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.