Dearness Allowance of Central Government Employees and Pensioners frozen till July 2021 – Finance Ministry OM

Govt Freezes Dearness Allowance of Central Government Employees and Dearness Relief of Pensioners till July 2021 – However additional DA from January 2020 to June 2021 due will be subsumed in the DA for Central Government Employees from July 2021

No.1/1/2020-E-II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi
Dated 23rd April 2020

Office Memorandum

Subject – Freezing of Dearness Allowance to Central Government Employees and Dearness Relief to Central Government Pensioners at current rates till July 2021.

The undersigned is directed to say that in view of the crisis arising out of COVID-19, it has been decided that the additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government Employees and Dearness Allowance to Central Government Pensioners, due from 1st January 2020 shall not be paid. The additional installments of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief due from 1st July 2020 and 1st January 2021 shall also not be paid. However, Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief at current rates will continue to be paid.

2. As and when the decision to release the future installment of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief due from 1st July 2021 is taken by the Government, the rates of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief as effective from 1st January 2020, 1st July 2020 and 1st January 2021 will be restored prospectively and will be subsumed in the cumulative revised rate effective from 1st July 2021, No arrears for the period from 1st January 2020 till 30th June 2021 shall be paid.

3. These orders shall be applicable to all Central Government Employees and Central Government Pensioners

Additional Secretary to Government of India

Freezing of DA for Central Government Employees till July 2021