Dearness allowance of central government employees hiked by 4%

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a four per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for Central government employees and Dearness Relief for pensioners.

Briefing reporters about the decisions of the union cabinet, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the decision will be implemented from July 1 this year.

"Dearness Allowance for Central government employees and Dearness Relief for pensioners has been increased by 4%. The DA hike will be implemented from 1, July 2023," he said.

The decision will benefit 48.67 lakh Central Government Employees and 67.95 lakh pensioners.

The minister said the decision has come in the festival season and will benefit both the central government employees and pensioners.

Generous bonus for railway employees

The Cabinet has also granted approval for a Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) that amounts to 78 days wages for eligible non-gazetted Railway employees.

This bonus is for the financial year 2022-23 and will benefit a wide array of railway staff, including Track maintainers, Loco Pilots, Train Managers (Guards), Station Masters, Supervisors, Technicians, Technician Helpers, Points man, Ministerial Staff, and other Group 'C' staff, excluding Railway Protection Force (RPF)/ Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) personnel, read the press release issued by Cabinet.

This move comes in recognition of the outstanding performance of the railway employees throughout the financial year 2022-23.

The Union Government has sanctioned a PLB totalling Rs 1,968.87 crores, which will be disbursed to approximately 1,107,346 railway employees, read the press release.


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