When will we get 18 months DA arrears? Got big update

DA ARREAR UPDATE: The central government had stopped the DA arrears of central employees during the coronavirus epidemic, after which the employees have been continuously demanding it. The government had stopped the money for three and a half years of DA arrears, i.e. 18 months. Since then, central employees and pensioners have been continuously demanding it from the government.

Earlier, there was also hope that the amount of DA arrears would be received, but till now, the government has not been able to confirm it. Now the trust of the central employees is also almost over. Will the money for the DA arrears of 18 months be received? The government has made a big claim on the stuck DA arrears. You can know the full details below.

Will the DA arrears money be received?

Central employees and pensioners had earlier hoped that the money of DA arrears could be received, but now this will not happen. When this question was asked by the opposition during the monsoon session, the government refused to release the outstanding money.

A few days ago, in the Lok Sabha session, Minister of State in the Finance Ministry Pankaj Chaudhary reiterated this in response to the question of MP Anand Bhadoria. Pankaj Chaudhary said that it was decided to take this step to reduce the financial burden during the COVID-19 epidemic. At present, the government is not considering paying the arrears.

Till when was the DA stopped?

The central government did not send the DA arrears from 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2021 during the COVID-19 epidemic. The government cited the deteriorating economy due to COVID-19 as the reason behind this. The employees have been demanding DA arrears of 18 months for a long time. But it has been clearly refused by the government.

How much increase in DA is possible?

The central government may soon increase the dearness allowance. It is believed that this time the DA of central employees can be increased by 3 per cent. After this, it can increase to 58 per cent. At present, central employees are getting 55 per cent DA. Now the rates of DA increase will be applicable from July 1, 2025.