7th PAY COMMISSION NEWS - CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES NEWS

Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners - Revised rate effective from 1.1.2014. F.No.42/10/2014-P%PW(G) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioner's Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi - 110003 Date: 09th April, 2014 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners - Revised rate effective from 1.1.2014. The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's OM No. 42/13/2012-P&PW(G) dated 3rd Oct, 2013 on the subject mentioned above and to state that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief (DR) payable to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 90 % to 100% w.e.f. 1st Jan, 2014.

Expected DA from Jan 2014 - Additional DA from Jan 2014 likely to hike by 11% The one more and another additional Dearness allowance to Central Government employees and Pensioners from Jan 2014 will be announced in the middle of March 2014. This is too early and predict the enhancement in percentage of Dearness allowance with effect from January 2014. The prediction and announcement of this hike make us cool, that the additional DA will jump to 101% and another word, an additional DA would be 11%. But, still we have to wait for one more month, that the magic number of AICPIN would be increased by 3% and more..! From the existing level of the AICPIN is now 243, if it becomes 246 in end of December 2013, out prediction will be right…or otherwise certainly we would cross century in total Dearness allowance… The table describes the prediction of additional DA from Jan 2014… Source : www.7thpaycommissionnews.in [http://7thpaycommissionnews.in/expected-da-from-jan-2014-additional-da-from-jan...

Merger of Dearness Allowance with the Pay of the Central Government Employees - reg. PRIME MINISTER FORWARDS GS/NFIR's LETTER ON DEMAND FOR MERGER OF DA TO DOPT  Prime Minister's Office New Delhi - 110101 Sub: LETTER OF Sh. M RAGHAVAIAH NFIR, 3, CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI-55 A letter dated 27-09-2013 received in this office from Sh. M RAGHAVAIAH is forwarded herewith for action as appropriate. [RITU SHARMA] SECTION OFFICER NFIR National Federation of Indian Railwaymen 3, CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI- 110055 Affiliated to: Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) No. 1/5 (A) Dated: 27.09.2013 Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Raisina Hill, South Block, New Delhi. Respected Sir, Sub:- Merger of Dearness Allowance with the Pay of the Central Government Employees - reg. While thanking you for the decision for appointment of 7th Central Pay Commission, we request you to kindly appreciate that the Dearness Allowance paid...

Getting hike in DA by 10% - Maharashtra Govt Employees As per the media news, the State government of Mahasrashtra nod for hike in Dearness allowance by 10%. The employees and pensioners of Maharashtra government enjoyed to hear the news about hike in Dearness allowance by 10% from July this year. The arrears for the balance of two months and enhanced amount for the current month will be issued in cash.

DA hike for MP State Employees As per the media news, the state government of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday declared a hike of ten percent in Dearness allowance for its employees. Following the Central Govt., the state government employees will get enhanced pay with arrears in next month. The hike is applicable for pensioners also. The total Dearness allowance is becoming 90% and effective from 1.7.2013. This as bonanza gift for festival from state government to employees and pensioners.

Minister clarified on the issue of DA merger in Parliament… The Finance Minister has clarified yesterday in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha that the ‘6th Central Pay Commission had recommended not to merge Dearness Allowance with basic pay at any stage'. Some Central government employees associations have been demanding for the merger of 50% Dearness allowance with basic pay and the constitute of 7th Pay Commission. And also he added, the next pay commission is considered normal after a gap of ten years between two successive pay commission.

Dearness allowance as Dearness Pay While answering to a question raised by our Hon’ble Member of Rajya Sabha Shri. Sardar Balwinder Singh Bhundar, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (E and FS) Shri.NamoNarain Meena replied in a written form on 7th May, 2013 that the ‘5th Pay Commission had recommended that Dearness Allowance should be converted into Dearness Pay each time the Consumer Price Index increases by 50% over the base index used by the last pay Commission. Accordingly the Government issued orders on 27.02.2004 for merging of 50% of the DA with the basic pay w.e.f.01.04.2004. The 6th Central Pay Commission had recommended not to merge Dearness Allowance with basic pay at any stage. Government has accepted this recommendation vide Resolution dated 29.08.2008. Hence the question to merge DA with basic pay does not arise. However, the rate of DA is being revised at periodic intervals’. Source: CGEN.in [http://centralgovernmentemployeesnews.in/2013/08/dearness-all...