Centre revises education allowance for kids, hostel subsidy for government employees after DA hike

Centre revises education allowance for kids, hostel subsidy for government employees after DA hike

DA hike: The Centre has revised the children’s education allowance and hostel subsidy for government employees. These allowances are linked to the hike in dearness allowance (DA) of employees and pensioners. Earlier this year, the Centre announced a 4% hike in dearness allowance and dearness relief for employees and pensioners. With this hike, the DA … Read more

Dearness allowance, other payments: Revised rates for central government employees

Dearness allowance, other payments: Revised rates for central government employees

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has recently notified the revised allowances available to central government employees. In March 2024, the dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees has recently been increased by 4 per cent to 50 per cent. Besides this, the Union Cabinet also cleared additional dearness relief (DR) of 4 per … Read more