Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
Rajya Sabha
Unstarred Question No. 1669
To be answered on Tuesday, 9th March, 2021
Phalguna 18, 1942 (Saka)
Freezing of DA
1669: Shri Naranbhai J. Rathwa:
Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:
a) whether freezing of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government
employees/pensioners till July, 2021 has subjected them to undue
hardship:
b) If so, the reasons for not restoring DA to Central Government Employees
and pensioners before July, 2021; and
c) whether Central Government employees and pensioners are not entitled
to three installments of DA and, if so, whether Government would also
release these installments and, if not, reasons therefor?
Answer
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
(Shri Anurag Thakur)
(a,& b) In view of the crisis arising out of COVID-19 pandemic, the Government
has decided to freeze three installments of Dearness Allowance and Dearness
Relief to Central Government employees and pensioners due from 01.01.2020,
01.07.2020 & 01.01.2021. The amount Rs.37530.08 crores saved on this account
will help to tide over the economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic
(c) As and when the decision to release the future installments of Dearness
due fro 01.07.2021 is taken, rates of DA as effective from
01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and 01.01.2021 will be restored prospectively and will be
subsumed in the cumulative revised rates effective from 01.07.2021.
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