AIRF demands Dearness Allowance
The All India Railwaymen's
Federation has written to the Finance minister demanding the approval of the
Dearness Allowance. The DA hike for the central government employees is
due from January 2013. Usually the DA hike appicable for the month of January,
that is arrived based on the previous 12 months is announced by mid March
and this was true for all years since sixth pay commission implementation.
However this year this didn't happen. There were rumors that the DA was to be
announced on April 2, which the government informed the decision was deferred
as the finance minister was out of the country. However the minister is back,
but still the decision is pending.
The letter to Finance
Minister written by the AIRF General Secretary Shri. Shiva Gopal Sharma asking
to declare the additional DA from Jan 2013 immediately is reproduced and given
below for your information.
ALL
INDIA RAILWAYMEN’S FEDERATION
No.AIRF/13
Dated:
April 9, 2013
Shri
P.Chidambaram,
Hon’ble Finance
Minister,
Ministry of
Finance.
(Government of India)
North Block,
New Delhi.
Dear Sir,
Sub: Payment of
Dearness Allowance to Central Government Employees and Pensioners
It is very
unfortunate that the announcement for the payment of Dearness Allowance is
being delayed badly and is creating lots of frustration among the Central
Government Employees as well as Pensioners. Particularly Railway Employees, who
are the prime mover of the wheel of the development and growth of the nation,
they also feel frustrated because of inordinate delay in the announcement for
the payment of Dearness by the Government of India (Ministry of Finance).
In this connection,
it is worth-mentioning that, it has never happened ¡n the past so many years
when payment of Dearness Allowance has not been announced before 31st March.
All India
Railwaymen’s Federation, representing more than 13 lakh Railwaymen as well
lakhs of Central Government Employees and Pensioners (through the NC/JCM),
strongly protests against the delay in announcement of Dearness Allowance and
demands that it should be announced immediately to avoid any confrontation.
sd/-
(Shiva
Gopal Mishra)
General
Secretary
&
Member
NC/JCM(Staff Side)
