Diwali gift for govt employees: Dearness Allowance hiked by 5%

| Oct 09, 2019, 08:21:50 PM | Mirror Now
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In a move which could be termed as Diwali gift for central government employees and pensioners, the Union Cabinet approved a 5% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA). The allowance has now been raised to 17% from 12% earlier. Union minister Prakash Javadekar said that the move will benefit 50 lakh central government employees and 65 lakh central government pensioners. 'This is the highest ever 5 percentage points increase in Dearness Allowance in one go by the central government,' he said.

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