DA Arrear Update: For a long time, central employees and pensioners have been looking at the pending DA arrears. Everyone is eagerly waiting for it to be released, but the hope seems almost nil right now. Employee organisations are demanding the restoration of the pending 18-month DA arrears. Will the government accept the pressure from employees, which everyone is waiting for?
If this amount is released, then the employees will have a good time. In the era of inflation, this amount will prove to be like a booster dose. However, the government has not yet requested the release of the pending DA arrears. Now, what is the government’s subsequent decision? Everyone is focused on this.
Demanded in the meeting of the Standing Committee
The employee class is very serious about the pending DA arrears of 18 months, which have been accumulating over time. At the 63rd meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Council, central employees discussed essential issues. In this meeting, the employee side was led by senior leaders like Shivgopal Mishra and M. Raghavaiya.
The central employees’ side has raised the demand for the release of the 18 months’ DA arrears. Actually, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the central government had stopped the DA arrears for 18 months. The DA arrears from January 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, were not released by the government.
The government’s reasoning behind this is that it would result in significant economic loss. As the economy’s wheel got back on track, the employees’ organisations intensified their demand for its release.
What is the government’s stand on DA arrears?
For your information, a few months ago, the Finance Ministry made a shocking announcement regarding DA arrears. The Finance Ministry stated that the economic situation had worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the burden of the government’s welfare schemes was felt even after the financial year 2020-21. In such a situation, it is not possible to pay DA / DR arrears. This was a big blow to the central employees.