7th Pay Commission: There is good news for more than one crore central government employees and pensioners of the country.
Central employees’ salary and pensioners’ pension is going to increase once again. If all goes well, there is a possibility of a bumper increase in the salary of employees and pensioners of pensioners in July.
There may be an increase of 5 percent in the DA of employees and DR of pensioners from July 1, 2022. Central employees are currently getting DA at the rate of 34 per cent, which will increase to 39 per cent in July.
It is being told that the government can increase DA by 4 percent in July on the basis of All India Consumer Price Index. According to the data of AICP Index, in the month of January this figure was at 125.1 while in February it was at 125. Whereas in March it increased to 126 this month. At the same time, in April, there has been a big jump in it.
The AICPI index stood at 127.7 points in April. It is confirmed that in the coming days, dearness allowance will increase at the rate of 4 percent. But, the figures for May and June are yet to come. If this index crosses 129, then dearness allowance can increase by 5 percent.
how much will the salary increase
If you look at the minimum basic salary of Rs 18,000, then the total increase in annual dearness allowance at the rate of 39 percent will be Rs 7020. That means, against the current dearness allowance, Rs 900 will increase every month. In total, central employees with a basic salary of Rs 18000 will be paid dearness allowance of Rs 84,240 annually.
At the same time, if we look at the maximum basic salary of Rs 56900, then the total increase in the annual dearness allowance will be Rs 22191. This means that against the current dearness allowance, Rs 1233 will increase every month.
Revision of DA happens twice in a year
In fact, under the Seventh Pay Commission, there is revision twice in dearness allowance and dearness relief of central employees. The first is given in the month of January and the second in July. On March 30, the government had increased the DA and DR by 3 per cent. After which it increased from 31 to 34 percent.
Government employees get DA for better living
Dearness Allowance is given to improve the living conditions of government employees. It is given to government employees, public sector employees and pensioners. The reason for giving it is that the standard of living of the employees should be maintained even in the rising inflation.
