The Centre is expected to reinstate the 4 per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) hike, which was been on hold since April 2020 due to the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

Several reports have indicated that the government could start awarding the 4% hike in DA from January. However, the Centre still has not made any official announcement regarding the DA hike

According to the new directions, the salaries have been updated as - Rs 15,592 (Rs 596 per day) for unskilled workers, Rs 17,069 (Rs 657 per day) for semi-skilled workers and Rs 18,797 (Rs 723 per day) for skilled workers

7th Pay Commission: The Dearness Allowance of central government employees is linked with CPI-IW. Any change in base impacts the dearness allowance

Dearness Allowance Hike: Revenue from taxes have diminished and costs of products have elevated due to the support extended towards vulnerable groups

With this, the DA would be 17 per cent, on par with Central government employees

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Union Cabinet hikes dearness allowance for government employees by 5 per cent to 17 per cent; Union minister Prakash Javadekar says it's good news for govt employees

7th Pay Commission: Dearness Allowance, which is a cost of living adjustment allowance paid to government employees and pensioners to offset the impact of inflation, was increased to 12% in February with retrospective effect from January

The government will pay up to Rs 25,000 per month as risk allowance under the 7th Pay Commission, depending on the department and employee's length of service

This will put additional burden of Rs 1,071 crore on the exchequer annually

7th Pay Commission: Taking cues from Centre, the Rajasthan state government has hiked the Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) paid to its staff and pensioners.

The proposal got the nod from Bihar's cabinet on Monday and will entail an additional burden of Rs 436 crore for the state.

The employees will start getting hiked salaries from February 2019. The arrears for the past three years will reportedly be deposited in their accounts in five instalments.

Dearness allowance is a cost of living adjustment allowance paid to government employees and pensioners. It is a component of salary, and is counted as a fixed percentage of the person's basic salary.

This is expected to benefit 7.5 lakh central government employees working in low-ranking jobs.

The changes will be effective from July 1, 2017 and will benefit 48 lakh employees in total, 34 lakh civilian employees and 14 lakh military employees.