Pensioners body seeks PM intervention in release of DA, DR arrears
The Hindu
In April last year, the Ministry of Finance had put on hold an increment in dearness allowance (DA) till June 30, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Bharatiya Pensioners Manch (BMS) has sought intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the release of dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) arrears for central government employees and pensioners at the earliest. In April last year, the Ministry of Finance had put on hold an increment in dearness allowance (DA) till June 30, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In July this year, the government hiked DA and DR to 28% from July 1, 2021, which benefited more than 48 lakh central government employees, and 65 lakh pensioners.More Related News