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Revised Rates of Allowances As DA reached to 50% : CAG Order

Revised Rates of Allowances As DA reached to 50% : CAG Order

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This is to inform you about the revision of House Rent Allowance (HRA) and Travel Allowances based on the recent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA).

Key Points:

  • As per Ministry of Finance guidelines, HRA rates will be revised:
    • To 27%, 18%, and 9% for X, Y, and Z class cities respectively, when DA crosses 25%.
    • Further revised to 30%, 20%, and 10% for X, Y, and Z class cities respectively, when DA reaches 50%.
  • Additionally, the ceiling for reimbursement of Hotel/Traveling/Food Charges will also increase by 25% when DA reaches 50%.

Implementation:

These revisions are in accordance with Office Memorandums (OMs) issued by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Government of India:

* OM No. 2/5/2017-E.II(B) dated 07.07.2017 (HRA Rates)
* OM No. 19030/1/2017-E.IV dated 13.07.2017 (Travel Allowances)

No further action required:

The revised rates will be automatically applied based on the increased DA. A separate order for this revision will not be issued.

Revised Rates of Allowances As DA reached to 50% : CAG Order
Revised Rates of Allowances As DA reached to 50% : CAG Order

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7th CPC Salary calculator Updated upto April 2024

This comprehensive tool factors in the latest developments, including the recent Dearness Allowance (DA) hike to 50%. Simply enter your Basic pay, HRA & TPA. the calculator will provide a detailed breakdown of your estimated salary.

Salary Calculator

Salary Calculator







This will help employees to calculate salary.

Note : HRA is not increased after DA reached to 50%.

HRA will increase when DA will cross 50%

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Enhancement of Allowances after DA rates increased to 50 %

Enhancement of Allowances after DA rates increased to 50%

Now DA reaches 50%, central government employees received even more good news. The 7th Pay Commission’s proposals state that when DA reaches 50%, a few more allowances and pay components would also rise.

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Enhancement of Allowances after DA rates increased to 50 %

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DA Arrears Calculator from January 2024 till march 2024 including HRA Arrears (updated)

Union cabinet has recently approved DA hike from 46% to 50%. Hike to DA also leads to increase in HRA.

We have provided calculator for DA Arrear for the Month of January, February & March 2024

DA Arrears Calculator

DA Arrears Calculator

DA Arrears Calculator from January 2024 including HRA Arrears
DA Arrears Calculator from January 2024 including HRA Arrears
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Salary Calculator after DA increase to 50%

Union cabinet has recently approved the DA hike from 46% to 50 %. Employees may see their gross salary by using this calculator.


Salary Calculator after DA increase to 50%.

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Expected DA/DR from Jul 2024 – All-India CPI-IW for the month of Jan 2024

Expected DA/DR from Jul 2024 – All-India CPI-IW for the month of Jan 2024

The Labour Bureau released on February 29, 2024, the All-India CPI-IW for the month of January 2024.

The All-India CPI-IW for January 2024 was 138.9 (one hundred thirty-eight point nine), up 0.1 points from the previous month. Due to the CPI-IW increase, Central Government Employees and Pensioners will be able to access their Expected DA/DR account starting in July 2024, with a slight increase in the first month. With the release of the index of calculation and the forecast of a half-yearly increase in DA/DR, the remaining five months’ CPI-IW index will provide the precise value of DA/DR of January 2024.

With a 4% rise in the current rate, the DA/DR from January 2024 has also been reached to be 50%. Cabinet will approve this increase in March 2024, in accordance with the usual process.

The DA/DR from Jul, 2024 table : –

Expected DA/DR from Jul 2024 – All-India CPI-IW for the month of Jan 2024
Expected DA/DR from Jul 2024 – All-India CPI-IW for the month of Jan 2024

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DA Arear Meeting – Latest Updates

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JCM meeting related to Arrears of DA/DR for the period from 01.01.2020 to 01.01.2021, a meeting was held on 05.12.2022 under the Chairpersonship of SS(Pers.).

Letter NumberNo.26/1/2018-ElIB
Letter Dated09.12.2022
Issued byDepartment of Expenditure
SubjectDA Arear Meeting – Latest Updates
Signed ByDirector
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The meeting was attended by the following officers:-

(i) Ms. Annie George Mathew, SS(Pers.) – — (In Chair)
(ii) Shri M. Raghawaiah – Leader JCM Staff side
(iii) Shri Shiv Gopal Mishra – Secretary /Staff-side
(iv) Dr. Pramod Kumar – Director, Dio P&PW
(v) Shri Murli Bhavraju – Deputy Secretary, DOPT
(vi) Shri Sitansu Mohan Routary – Deputy Secretary, DOPT
(vii) Shri Charanjit Taneja – Under Secretary, Dio P&PW
(viii) Ms. Nirmala Dev – Director, D/o Expenditure
(ix) Shri Abhay Nandan Sahay – Under Secretary, DOE

Demand of Staff side as per item No. 27/SC/22 , is as under:

In the wake of the corona COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India issued the O.M. dated 23.04.2020 whereby it was decided to not only freeze the payment of Dearness Allowance/ Relief due to the employee/ pensioners from 01.01.2020 to 01.07.2021 but also to deny the payment of arrears for 18 months. Virtually, the Government decided not to pay the DA/DR to the employees and pensioners on the specious plea that funds required for facing the situation created by the pandemic.

The Staff side had conveyed the resentment of the employees and pensioners in the matter to the Government immediately thereafter, there had been no consultation with the Staff side while taking such an important decision. It is a moot question whether such a unilateral decision is tenable or desirable, especially when the Staff side had always cooperated with the Govt. in all contingencies in the past. It is also pertinent to mention that the employees and even pensioners responded to the call given by the
Prime Minister for contribution and most of them contributed a day’s salary or pension to the P.M. relief fund. The denial of DA was an unprecedented step and could have very well avoided by the Govt. Both the employees and pensioners are presently in the grip of financial difficulties and the recently announced bail-out package of the Government has predominantly benefited a particular segment of the society. In view of the above, it is requested that the orders cited may kindly be rescinded and the
employees and pensioners be paid the DA/ DR already accrued to them.

Opening the discussion, S.S. (Pers.), stated that the decision to freeze 3 instalments of DA/DR was taken following the pandemic 2020 when finances were required for welfare measures taken by the Govt. for citizens at large. While the DA increase was restored with effect from 01.07.2021, payment of arrears was not considered feasible. As of now, the situation has not changed and the fiscal deficit is still running very high. Financing of welfare measures taken by the Govt. had a fiscal spill over beyond Financial Year 2020-21 and the arrears of DA/DR pertains to the difficult Financial Year of 2020-21.

The Staff side requested to reconsider the issue and grant the arrears of 3 instalments of DA/DR due for the period from 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and 01.01.2021 to Govt. employees. They also requested that a sympathetic view should be taken by the Govt. for pensioners who are facing financial difficulties.

It was decided that the matter may be reconsidered.

The meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair.

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Govt hikes Dearness allowance to 38% for Central employees

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The Union Cabinet has increased Dearness allowance (DA) of the Central Government Employees by 4% taking it effectively at 38 per cent from 34 per cent.

New Delhi: Central Government increased dearness allowance to 38% from 34% on Wednesday. The step will be beneficial for over 50 lakh central government employees and 62 lakh pensioners all over India.