Waiting for the outstanding DA arrears of 18 months is still keeping the employees in the hope that the government can take a decision on it soon.
According to media reports, the government can take a decision on this after Diwali.
It is being said that the government can soon announce the payment of outstanding DA to the employees.
If the news is to be believed, then if the matter is made on the arrears, then a lump sum arrear of 11% will be given.
In September, the government has increased the DA of central employees by giving them a big festive gift before Diwali.
Diwali Gift
The benefit of this increased DA will be given to the employees from July 1, 2022. That is, there will be a big increase in the salary they get on Diwali.
The DA Arrears of central employees from January 2020 to June 2021 are pending.
DA arrears stopped in the era of Corona
It is noteworthy that the government had stopped the DA of employees for 18 months during the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.
Now that the outbreak of Corona is almost over and all the restrictions applicable to it have been removed.