Center gives dearness allowance gift to government employees, DA hiked by 4%

A new installment of Dearness Allowance was approved by the Union Cabinet on Friday.

This additional payment will provide expense relief to government employees and pensioners. Payable beginning on January 1, 2023. As a result, the DA for central staff rose from 38 to 42 percent.

Both 69.76 lakh pensioners and 47.58 lakh employees will benefit from the increase in the dearness allowance.