7th pay commission: If the basic salary of the employee is Rs 56,000 he will get DA arrear of 3 months (13,656 + 10,242 + 13,656) = Rs 37,554.
On one hand central employees and pensioners (7th Pay Commission Central Government employees) have got the gift of 4% dearness allowance. On the other hand, the arrears of the arrears of dearness allowance for 18 months are still awaited. According to the latest media reports, a decision can be taken after Diwali after increasing pressure from the employees. A meeting with the Cabinet Secretary can be held in this regard in November, although no official confirmation or statement has come from the government’s side.
Actually, there is arrears of dearness allowance of central employees from July 1, 2020 to January 1, 2021, which is to be paid. It did not happen. Since the announcement of DA, unions of central employees have been continuously demanding arrears, the same pensioners have also appealed to Prime Minister Modi. Now it is expected that its final decision can be taken in November.
After a meeting of Staff Side held last month, efforts are being made to resolve this issue. JCM). In this letter, there has been a demand for immediate release of ‘Arrears’ (18 Months DA Arrears) of Dearness Allowance / Dearness Relief with effect from January 1, 2020, July 1, 2020 and January 1, 2021. In this letter, the Secretary and members of the National Council of ‘Staff Side’ have also talked about being ready for discussion on the method of issuing arrears. The letter also referred to a decision of the Supreme Court.
If media reports are to be believed, after the increasing pressure of employees-pensioners, the Modi government can take a final decision on this in November after the festivals, in this regard a joint advisory of the officials of the Department of Personnel and Training and Expenditure (DOPT) of the Ministry of Finance. There may be a meeting of the system (JSM), in which the payment of DA arrears can be considered. If this happens, then 48 lakh central government employees and more than 68 lakh pensioners will get its benefit.
Arrears will be made from 11 thousand to 2 lakhs
- If central employees get arrears of dearness allowance for 18 months, then a hefty amount will come. National Council of JCM’s Shivgopal Mishra says that the DA arrears of Level-1 employees range from Rs 11,880 to Rs 37,554. Employees will get DA arrear money according to their salary band. If calculated for Level-13 (7th CPC Basic Pay-Scale Rs. 1,23,100 to Rs. 2,15,900) or Level-14 (Pay-Scale), then an employee DA arrears in the hands of Rs. 1,44,200 to Rs. 2,18,200 will be paid.
- According to media reports, if the employee’s basic salary is Rs 18,000, he can get 3 months’ outstanding DA arrears (4,320+3, 240+4,320) = Rs 11,880. This will include Rs 4320 for January 2020, Rs 3240 for June 2020 and Rs 4320 for January 2021. If the basic salary of the employee is Rs 56,000 he will get DA arrear of 3 months (13,656 + 10,242 + 13,656) = Rs 37,554. (These figures are shown as an example, they are subject to change.)
