The proposal to hike the DA was granted during the Cabinet meeting today afternoon at the Prime Minister’s Office. The announcement, which comes ahead of Diwali, is set to bring cheer to around 50 lakh central government employees and 58 lakh pensioners in the country. WATCH VIDEO: Government’s Diwali Gift to Central Government Employees, PensionersDearness allowance is provided to employees and pensioners to minimise the impact of price rise on their earnings. However, the central government employee unions wanted the DA to be increased by 3 per cent and not 2 per cent. Therefore the unions had pressed for 3 per cent DA.

Source: Indian Express October 27, 2016 08:49 UTC