The Union Government last week announced a hike in rates of dearness allowance for Government Employees

[7th Pay Commission Dearness Allowance, DR Calculation: How pension and salary will increase]( [7th Pay Commission Dearness Allowance/DR Calculation: The Union Government last week announced a hike in rates of dearness allowance (DA) for Central Government Employees and dearness relief (DR) for pensioners by 4% of the basic pay/pension. With the latest hike, the DA/DR rate for Central Government employees and pensioners will increase to 42% of the basic pay/pension The DA/DR rate hike is decided by the Government as per the formula recommended by the 7th Pay Commission. DA and DR are provided to employees and pensioners respectively in order to compensate them for the price rise. With the recent hike, nearly 47.58 lakh Central Government employees and 69.76 lakh pensioners will benefit]( [Get More Info]( To Unlist [Click Here](