Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of
Expenditure
Rajya Sabha
Unstarred Question No.
1685
To be answered on
Tuesday, 6th August, 2024
Shraavana 15, 1946
(Saka)
Release of 18 months DA withheld
during COVID
1685: Shri Javed Ali Khan
Shri Ram Ji Lal Suman:
Question
Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to
state:
(a) whether the
Government is actively considering to release 18 months Dearness
Allowance/Relief of Central Government Employees/Pensioners which was withheld
during Covid outbreak;
(b) if so, the details
thereof;
(c) if not, the reasons
for not releasing the same when the economy is third largest in the world;
(d) the details of
representations received in this regard during 2024 till date and the action
taken thereon, representation-wise?
Answer
Minister of State in
the Ministry of Finance .
(Shri Pankaj Chaudhary)
(a) No.
(b) Does not arise.
(c)&(d) The
decision to freeze three installments of Dearness Allowance {(DA)/Dearness
Relief (DR) to Central Government employees/pensioners due from 01.01.2020,
01.07.2020 & 01.01.2021 was taken in the context of COVID-19, which caused
economic disruption, so as to ease pressure on Government finances.
Representations have been received during 2024 from Government employees’
associations including the National Council of Joint Consultative Machinery
(NCJCM). As the adverse financial impact of pandemic in 2020 and the financing
of welfare measures taken by Government had a fiscal spill over beyond FY
2020-21, arrears of DA/DR were not considered feasible.
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