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New Delhi: The over
four-million central government employees will go home with an
increased pay packet from now, with the union cabinet Friday
hiking the dearness allowance to 65 percent of the basic salary
from the existing 58 percent with retrospective effect from Jan 1
this year.
The hike, about 7 percent from the present rates, will also be
applicable to central government pensioners.
The increase in the allowances will cost the government exchequer
Rs.7,474.53 crore annually, according to the decision taken at the
cabinet meeting presided by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here.
For the 14-month period beginning January 2012 to February 2013,
the hike will produce a bill of Rs.8,720.32 crore
"The union cabinet today (Friday) gave its approval to release an
additional instalment of dearness allowance (DA) to central
government employees and dearness relief (DR) to pensioners with
effect from Jan 1, 2012, representing an increase of seven percent
over the existing rate of 58 percent of the basic pay/pension, to
compensate for price rise," a release said after the meeting.
The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is
based on the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission.
"The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both dearness
allowance and dearness relief would be of the order of Rs.7474.53
crore annually and Rs.8720.32 crore in the financial year 2012-13
(for a period of 14 months from January 2012 to February 2013),"
it said.
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