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DA Jan 25

The Union Cabinet approved a 2% increase in Dearness Allowance for Central Government employees and Dearness Relief for pensioners, effective from January 1, 2025. This decision will benefit approximately 48.66 lakh employees and 66.55 lakh pensioners, costing the exchequer Rs. 6614.04 crore annually. The increase aims to offset the impact of price rises.

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DA Jan 25

The Union Cabinet approved a 2% increase in Dearness Allowance for Central Government employees and Dearness Relief for pensioners, effective from January 1, 2025. This decision will benefit approximately 48.66 lakh employees and 66.55 lakh pensioners, costing the exchequer Rs. 6614.04 crore annually. The increase aims to offset the impact of price rises.

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Cabinet

Cabinet approves release of an additional


instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central
Government employees and Dearness Relief
to Pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2025

48.66 lakh Central Government employees and 66.55


lakhs pensioners to benefit

2% benefit to cost Rs. 6614.04 crore per annum to


exchequer

Posted On: 28 MAR 2025 4:15PM by PIB Delhi

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved to


release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central
Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2025
representing an increase of 2% over the existing rate of 53% of the Basic
Pay/Pension, to compensate against price rise.

The combined impact on the exchequer on account of increase in both Dearness


Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs. 6614.04 crore per annum. This will
benefit about 48.66 lakh Central Government employees and 66.55 lakhs
pensioners

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