Payments of DA/DR arrears freezon for 18 months from 1.1.2020 to 30.06.2021: 32nd Meeting of SCOVA
No.
42/05/2022-P&PW(D)
à¤ारत सरकार/Government of India
Ministry of Personnel , Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor,
Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi- 110003
Date:- 20th May 2022
Minutes
of the 32nd Meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) held on
12.04.2022 under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS(PP) at Sardar Patel Bhawan,
New Delhi.
Previous
Agenda: (32.5)
Holding of Pension Adalat meetings by Departments at national level
(32.6) –
Payments of DA/DR arrears freezon for 18 months from 1.1.2020 to 30.06.2021
The
Central Government Pensioners Welfare Association, Jaipur and Ex-Defence
Employees Welfare Association, Balasore mentioned that although the Central
Government has granted the DA/DR rise of 11% from 01.07.2021, the arrears for
18 months have not been released. The Association requested for releasing the
DA/DR for 18 months to Central Government employees and pensioners / family
pensioners.
Discussion/Decision
on the agenda item
Joint
Secretary, Department of Expenditure stated that this issue was raised in the
last meeting of JCM chaired by Cabinet Secretary also and the JCM was informed
that
the
decision to freeze DA and DR due from 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 & 01.01.2021
was taken in the context of Covid-19 pandemic, so as to ease pressure on
Government finances. The rates of DA/DR have been restored prospectively and
subsumed in the cumulative revised rates effective from 01.07.2021 vide OM
dated 20.07.2021.
In view
of the above, item was closed.
Exp:55%
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