INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
the dearness allowance (DA) by 3 per cent effective from January 1, 2019, to "compensate" for price rise, a move which will benefit 1.1
crore central government employees and pensioners
The decision in this regard was taken at the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The cabinet has approved an
additional DA of 3 per cent over the existing rate of 9 per cent to government employees and dearness relief (DR) to pensioners from January
and DR would be Rs 9,168.12 crore per annum and Rs 10,696.14 crore in 2019-20 (for a period of 14 months from January 2019 to February
