Its official - DA hike approved by the government

18 Apr, 2013 7:54p.m.

After long wait, the central government employees have finally got the approval for the hike in the dearness allowance. The government has announced the hike in the dearness allowance following the cabinet approval. The central government employees and the pensioners will be eligible for an 8% hike i.e. DA of 80% from January 2013. About 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners are to benefit from this hike. The employees and pensioners will be eligible for arrears for the three month