7th Pay Commission: DA hike, TA increase, salary change - Latest updates Central government employees are set to be rewarded with a 'double bonanza', after facing financial hardships amid the COVID-19 pandemic. DNA Web Team Feb 13, 2021, 08:45 AM IST Central government employees are set to be rewarded with a 'double bonanza', after facing financial hardships amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As Central government employees' DA was curtailed by the Modi government to mitigate challenges posed by the Covid 19, it is learned that government may compensate for the loss period, taking the DA for January to June 2021 at 25%. 1. Central government employees awaiting DA