News India Live, Digital Desk: Dearness allowance (DA) is a very important financial assistance for central employees and pensioners, which provides them relief during rising inflation. Dearness allowance is revised twice a year, ie every six months. Currently, central employees and pensioners are getting 53 percent DA.
Recently, Samajwadi Party MP Javed Ali Khan in the Rajya Sabha asked the Modi government whether there is any plan to merge DA in basic salary or pension before the 8th Pay Commission report. In response, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary made it clear that the government is not currently considering any such. He clearly stated that DA will not be added to the basic salary until the next Pay Commission report comes.
The government also stated that DA and inflation relief (DR) rates are revised every six months on the basis of All India Consumer Price Index (AICPI-W), which is released by the Labor Bureau, Ministry of Labor and Employment. Its aim is to maintain the purchasing power of employees and pensioners, so that they are protected from the problems caused by inflation.
Significantly, under the 7th Pay Commission, dearness allowances and relief have been increased by 15 times so far. However, due to lack of merger in the basic salary of DA, the eyes of about one crore employees and pensioners across the country are now on the upcoming report of the 8th Pay Commission.
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