Central DA/DR to be hiked by 3% again with effect from 01/07/2021

 As per the release of AICPI-IW data for June 2021 by labour bureau (Click here to view the release), it has increased by 1.1 points and stood at 121.7.

Based on the data available for the last six months it can be calculated that central employees and pensioners to get a hike of 3% in D.A./D.R. with effect from 01/07/2021.

Recently Govt unfreezed the DA/DR and implemented a 11% hike which was pending for long. Let us wait and see when Govt. takes a call to increase the July installment which as per convention usually declared in the month of September.

New portal - "Utsashree" launched for mutual transfer of teachers and teaching staff in Bengal

 A new portal naming Utsashree launched by West Bengal Govt for online application for mutual transfer of teachers and teaching staff.

Eligibility for transfer through this portal

According to sources, you are eligible to request for transfer through the Utshashree portal under the following conditions:

• You must be a West Bengal government/government aided school teacher/teaching staff (primary, high, upper primary school teacher).
• You must have complete 5 years of service at your present school and post.
• You must not have taken any transfer recently, if taken, you can’t apply for 5 years.
• You must not have rejected any previous transfer order, if done, you can’t apply for 7 years.
• You must not be suspended at present.
• You must not have any school related ongoing court case.

A complete list of eligibility will soon be announced by the West Bengal government.

Teachers and teaching staff from all over West Bengal can request for the transfer through the Utshashree online portal from midnight of 1st August 2021.

Karnataka likely to release 11% D.A. soon

Update : Order Issued

The State Government has decided to increase the Dearness Allowance (DA) for its employees and pensioners by 11 per cent with effect from July 1 this year. The order will be issued by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in two to three days, said the Karnataka State Government Employees Association on Tuesday.

The Association stated that after their memorandum, the Chief Minister directed the Finance Department to issue an order and to approve the increase in DA that had been held up since the beginning of this year due to the Covid pandemic. The Association had appealed to the Chief Minister to release the DA hike in three instalments. Association president CS Shadakshari said the new order will help six lakh state government employees and 4.5 lakh pensioners along with three lakh staffers working with various boards and corporations.

Source : The Indian Express

Know your gross salary for July 2021 after D.A. hiked to 28%

One of a similar website (Govt Employees News) has published a detailed chart for all pay levels in it's YouTube channel. For the benefit of our viewers, we are reproducing the chart in pdf format.

Click here to view the full chart

Original video in You Tube can be viewed in the link provided below.

View in You Tube

(Disclaimer : This blog did not check the accuracy of calculation)

Central Govt issued D.A order wef 01.07.2021

 Click here for Central D.A. order wef 01/07/2021

With this, central Govt. employees will get D.A @ 28% from 01/07/2021, a hike of 11% after one and half year.

Rajasthan hiked DA/DR of Govt employees, pensioners from July 2021

Update : Click here for Order for employees

                Click here for order for pensioners

 Perhaps Rajasthan is the first state Govt.in the country to follow the centre's decision to release DA/DR. 

Rajasthan hikes dearness allowance for govt employees to 28% from July 1, pensioners to benefit

Dearness allowances for central government employees have also been increased from 17% to 28%. The much-awaited announcement came as a major relief to lakhs of central government employees and pensioners after DA and DR were put on hold last year in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In what comes as a relief for Rajasthan government employees amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, the state's chief minister Ashok Gehlot has allowed an increase in the dearness allowances of government employees from the existing 17% to 28%. The increase in dearness allowances was made applicable from July 1, an official notification said, adding that an amount around ₹4,000 crore per annum has been allotted to support the government employees during this difficult time.

D.A. and HRA hiked for central employees

 Finally central employees and pensioners long wait for DA/DR increase comes to an end. Cabinet approved 11% increase in DA/DR with effect from 1st July 2021.

With this increase, central employees and pensioners will get DA/DR @28% from this month.

Cabinet approves increase in Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief

Posted On: 14 JUL 2021 4:03PM by PIB Delhi

The Cabinet Committee chaired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today has approved increase the Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners with effect from 01.07.2021 to 28% representing an increase of 11% over the existing rate of 17% of the Basic Pay/Pension.

In view of the unprecedented situation which arose due to the COVID-19 pandemic, three additional instalments of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners, which were due from 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and 01.01.2021, had been frozen.

Now, the Government has decided to increase the Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners with effect from 01.07.2021 to 28% representing an increase of 11% over the existing rate of 17% of the Basic Pay/Pension.  The increase reflects the additional instalments arising on 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and 01.01.2021.  The rate of Dearness Allowance/Dearness Relief for the period 01.01.2020 to 30.06.2021 shall remain at 17%

With the total D.A crossing 25%, HRA will be revised to 27%, 18% and 9% respectively for X,Y and Z class cities as per O.M. No. 2/5/2017-E.IIB Dated 07/07/2017 of Dept. of Expenditure.

Central employees and pensioners' D.A./D.R likely to get 3% increase in July installment

 In a good news for lakhs of Central government employees and pensioners, they are expected to receive a Dearness Allowance (DA) hike of 3% in July. According to the data released by All India Consumer Price Index (AICPI) from January to May, it is likely that the DA of Central government employees and pensioners may increase by 3% in July.

Under the 7th Pay Commission, Central employees currently get 17% DA and when the DA hike of the last three installments will be restored then it will jump to 28%.

It may be recalled that DA was increased by 4 percent in January 2020, followed by 3 percent increase in the second half i.e. July 2020 and it has increased by 4% in January 2021. Now if it will increase by 3 percent in July 2021, then the central government employees will get DA hike of 31 percent (17+4+3+4+3).

Source : DNA India