7th Pay Commission: The hike in dearness allowance and dearness relief will benefit 48.67 lakh central government employees and 67.95 lakh pensioners, respectively.
7th Pay Commission: After the 4 per cent hike, the employee whose basic salary is Rs 15,000 will get Rs 6,900 per month as DA now, which is Rs 600 higher as compared with Rs 6,300 earlier
7th Pay Commission: As per the formula for DA calculation based on the latest Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW), a 4 per cent hike is likely for central government employees
Last month, All India Railwaymen Federation General Secretary Shiva Gopal Mishra told PTI that the Federation is demanding a four percentage point hike in dearness allowance.