The Finance Ministry made it clear in the Rajya Sabha that the arrears of DA Arrear will not be given to Dearness Relief pensioners as well.
18 Month DA Arrears: Before the new year, central government employees and pensioners have suffered a major setback. A major update has come out from the Central Government on the DA arrears of 18 months pending for a long time. It has been informed in the Rajya Sabha by the Finance Ministry that DA arrears of 18 months will not be available. The central government has made it clear that there is no such provision that money will not be given for 3 installments. The employee union is unhappy with the government’s answer.
Actually, central employees have arrears of DA from July 2020 to January 2021, for which employee-pensioners organizations were demanding for a long time. Several letters were written by Shiv Gopal Mishra, secretary of the National Council of ‘Staff Side’ regarding this. has also been written. Earlier there was news that the arrears would be paid in three instalments, but after the written information given by the Central Government in the Rajya Sabha, all expectations were shattered. Its benefit was to be given to 50 lakh employees and 65 lakh pensioners. .
On Tuesday, the Finance Ministry has made it clear that 18 months’ outstanding arrears of 11 per cent dearness allowance will not be received. Three installments of DA were stopped during the Kovid-19 period, after which the government restored DA in July 2021, but did not take any decision on the arrears. In response to a question, the Finance Ministry informed the House that the employees will not get DA dues of 18 months as there is no such provision. The government said that due to the financial implications, arrears of DA to employees and DR to pensioners would be arrears. It was not considered appropriate to issue
Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chowdhary gave information in the House
In response to a question in the Rajya Sabha on behalf of the Central Government, it was told that it is not practical to release the arrears of Dearness Allowance. During the Corona period, dearness allowance to central employees and dearness relief to pensioners was banned. In a written reply to a question in the House, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chowdhary made it clear that it is not practical to release the arrears of dearness allowance and dearness relief to central government employees and pensioners that were stopped during the Corona period.
Employees-pensioners angry, government saved 34000 crores
The Finance Ministry made it clear in the Rajya Sabha that the arrears of DA Arrear will not be given to Dearness Relief pensioners as well. There is no such provision and neither is the government considering it. The employees union is unhappy with the government’s reply, saying it cannot be stopped. The government should also consider other aspects in this matter, the unions are now making a strategy for the movement. It is estimated that the total amount of arrears is around Rs 34,000 crore, which has saved the central government.
How much arrears are made?
According to Shivgopal Mishra of the National Council of JCM, the DA arrears of Level-1 employees could range from Rs 11,880 to Rs 37,554.
Level-13 (7th CPC Basic Pay-Scale Rs.1,23,100 to Rs.2,15,900) will become arrears. Level-14 (Pay Scale) can be paid Rs.1,44,200 to Rs.2,18,200.
This will include Rs 4320 for January 2020, Rs 3240 for June 2020 and Rs 4320 for January 2021
