7th Pay Commission: As per the recently released AICPI-IW data for June 2023, the dearness allowance hike for government employees works out to be a little over 3 percentage points.
7th Pay Commission: Dearness allowance was last time hiked by 4 per cent, which became effective from January 1, 2023 and after the 4 per cent hike, the DA was increased to 42 per cent. aaa
7th Pay Commission: It is expected that in 2024, the Fitment factor will be increased on the basis of 7th pay commission recommendations. However, no official announcement has been made yet. aaa
Calcutta High Court directed the West Bengal government to meet the representatives of the joint action committee of the state employees who have been demanding hike in dearness allowance. aaa