Centre planning to hike DA for its employees on New Year: Reports

The Centre is planning to increase dearness allowance (DA) for its employees under the 7th pay commission by the beginning of next year, according to reports. The employees will get a 3% hike in their DA and the increase in salary can be as much as ₹20,000, the reports said. In October, Centre had hiked DA by 3% to 31%.