STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The government on Wednesday announced a 3 per cent hike Dearness Allowance (DA) to pensioners and family pensioners from January 2, 2022.
As per an order issued to this effect by the General Administration Department, the new rate of DA will be 34 per cent of basic pension/ family pension against existing 32 per cent.
The arrears on account of the revised DA shall be paid in cash in employees and thereafter shall form part of the pension after April.
Besides, DA involving fractions of 50 paise shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee and fractions below 50 paise shall be ignored.
As per another order issued by Finance department, an existing rate of DA per month for employees was 31 per cent of basic pay and has been increased to 34 per cent with effect from January 1, 2022.
“The term Basic Pay in the revised pay structure means the pay drawn in the prescribed level in the Pay Matrix as 7th Pay Commission recommendations, but does not include any other type of pay like special pay etc.,” reads the order adding “The arrears on account of additional installments of DA with effect from January, 2022 shall be paid in cash in the month of April this year.”