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The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the 5 per cent additional DA/DR (dearness relief) over the existing rate of 12 per cent of the basic pay/pension due in July 2019, the government said.
The government has increased the dearness allowance for officers and employees of the central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) by 5 per cent, to help them meet the increasing cost of living.The employees and workers of the CPSEs were earlier getting an IDA of 79.4 per cent of the basic pay, which came into effect on April 1.
The hike will benefit about 48.41 lakh central government employees and 62.03 lakh pensioners.
The Union cabinet has given its nod for the revision of salary and allowances of lieutenant governors of Union Territories and it will be on a par with that of the secretary to the government of India, an official statement said.
NPS is a cost-effective instrument with low fund management and other fees. Unlike in mutual funds, investors get the benefit of tax-free rebalancing here.
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The four labour codes will not come into effect from April 1 as states are yet to finalise the relevant rules, which means that there will be no change in take home pay of employees and provident fund liability of companies for now. Once the wages code comes into force, there will be significant changes in the way basic pay and provident fund of employees are calculated. The labour ministry had envisaged implementing the four codes on industrial relations, wages, social security and occupational health safety & working conditions from April 1, 2021. The ministry had even finalised the rules under the four codes.
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The new definition under the Code of Wages, 2019, includes three components: basic pay, dearness allowance and retention payment.
However, the hike in salary for government officials may take some time as the Centre had earlier this year decided to put a freeze on any hike in the DA of its employees till July, 2021, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission.
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The increase in DA to 90 per cent would result in additional annual expenditure of Rs 10,879 crore.
The central staff will now get 65 per cent of the basic pay as DA as against 58 per cent since July 1, 2011.
The Union Cabinet today approved the release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance at 6 per cent to central government employees and dearness relief to pensioners. The allowance will be released with effect from January 1, 2008. The DA rate now stands at 47 per cent.
The Union Cabinet On Thursday approved a hefty 6 percentage point increase in the cost of living allowance, earlier called Dearness Allowance, from 16 to 22 per cent of basic pay. The new rates will be effective for 14 months from January 1 this year to February 2010, and the Centre will take a hit of Rs 6,020 crore
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The Employee Provident Fund (EPF) contribution should no longer be restricted to 12% of basic and dearness allowance, according to a recent circular.
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