Freezing of DA & DR : Current rates will remain for Central Government employees & Pensioners – Finmin order
No. 1/1/2020-E-II (B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
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North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 23rd April, 2020.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Freezing of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners at current rates till July 2021.
The undersigned is directed to say that in view of the crisis arising out of COVID-19, it has been decided that the additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners, due from 1st January 2020 shall not be paid. The additional installments of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief due from 1st July 2020 and 1st January 2021 shall also not be paid. However, Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief at current rates will continue to be paid.
2. As and when the decision to release the future installment of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief due from 1st July 2021 is taken by the Government, the rates of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief as effective from 1st January 2020, 1st July 2020 and 1st January 2021 will be restored prospectively and will be subsumed in the cumulative revised rate effective from 1st July 2021. No arrears for the period from 1st January 2020 till 30th June 2021 shall be paid.
3. These orders shall be applicable to all Central Government employees and Central Government pensioners.
(Annie George Mathew)
Additional Secretary to the Government of India
Santosh says
Please reconsider deduction should be from leaders account
Bcgoyal says
Very good decision in the national interest but very harsh on employees and pensioners
Review is required
Damn says
govt quick in holding/freezing da/dr arrears but slow in releasing arrears so what to say about it
Gopalaswamy Honnavalli says
Earlier govt was issuing National saving certificate in place of cash arrears. Now also govt should think on this line to solve the the situation.
Rajiv says
This decision of freezing DA is Totally stupid,The MLAS AND MPs are all billionaires They should take 100%Salary cut Most of the MLAs and MPs are worth more Than 100 crores,They should foot the bills in this covid crisis Already Many industrialist have contributed to PM cares the Amount collected is huge. I don’t mind contributing or taking a salary cut but the whole exercise is a FAILURE as all these FUNDS will be used for ANOTHER ELECTION.The POOR and NEEDY will not get ANYTHING.🙏🙏
surinder singh sidhu says
Freezing of DA/DR for central govt employees/pensioners till 1st July 2020 is a well come step in view of covid19. I am a defence civilian pensioner and I make a humble submission to finance ministry to issue a circular requesting all pensioners to voluntarily surrender of one or two days pension to PM relief fund as per a circular issued by BSNL for its employees.
ASHOK says
Aapki daryadili aap hee ke pass rakhiye
Pados mein aap jaise amir log nahee rahate
Daan ie charity Gupta secret rahani chahiye
Ahankar Kee badbu saying hein
P. PARAMASIVAM says
The freezing DA will be calculated around equal to one and half month salary. it is very huge amount for my family, my children education. Please government reconsider to reduce the amount.