28% DR from July 2021 to Retired Judges of Supreme Court High court

Revised Rates of Dearness Relief to Retired Judges of Supreme Court & High Court and Family Pensioners

The actual percentage of Dearness Relief from 1st January 2021 is 28%. But unfortunately, the period of January to June was in a frozen period (January 2020 to June 2021). The 2nd instalment of Dearness Relief is pending! 3% of additional Dearness Relief effective from July 2021 will be declared by the Cabinet Committee soon!

DR Rates Table July 2021

• 01.01.2020 – 17% of Basic Pension
• 01.07.2020 – 17% of Basic Pension
• 01.01.2021 – 17% of Basic Pension
• 01.07.2021 – 28% of Basic Pension
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Central DA July 2021 Order PDF

The Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 17% to 28% of the basic pay with effect from 1st July, 2021. [Click to view more detail]

DA from July 2021

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE
TRIKOOT-II, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE,
NEW DELHI – 110066

CPAO/IT & Tech/ Bank performance/ 37 Vol‐ III/2021‐22/ 82

02.09.2021

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Revised rates of Dearness Relief to retired Judges of Supreme Court / High courts and family pensioners of such Judges w.e.f. 01.07.2021.

Attention is invited to the OM No. L-19016/01/2018-Jus. dated 03.08.2021 Copy enclosed issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice wherein it is decided that the retired Judges of Supreme Court / High courts and family pensioners of such Judges would be entitled to Dearness Relief on pension/ family pension at the rate of 28% with effect from1st July, 2021.

The increase subsumes the additional installments arising on 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and 01.01.2021. The rate of Dearness relief shall remain at 17% of basic pension/ family pension for the period from 01.01.2020 till 30.06.2021

All the banks are requested to follow the instructions issued vide OM ibid by the Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare scrupulously and implement the same at the earliest.

This issues with the approval of the Chief Controller (Pension)

Encl: As above

sd/-
(Satish Kumar Garg)
Sr. Accounts Officer (IT & Tech)

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