DA ORDERS RELEASED : At last Government to issue Dearness Allowance (DA) orders for 1.1.2013 today

The Government or the Cabinet will at last declare the DA for the period starting 1.1.2013 today as per Times of India dated 18.4.2013.  

The front page of Times of India says :

Cabinet may hike DA by 8% today: The Cabinet is likely to approve an 8% hike in dearness allowance for central government employees on Thursday. P 9
‘IMF happy with Indian economy’: 

The complete report is as follows :

Cabinet may hike dearness allowance by 8% New Delhi:The Union Cabinet is likely to approve a proposal to increase dearness allowance (DA) of central government employees by 8% on Thursday.      The move to increase DA from 72% to 80% will benefit around 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners of the central government. “The Union Cabinet may consider the finance ministry’s proposal to increase DA in its meeting scheduled for Thursday,” a source said, adding that the hike would be effective from January 1, 2013, and employees and pensioners would be entitled to arrears.      The government had raised DA to 72% in September 2012, which had come into effect from July 1, 2012. As per usual practice, DA is merged with basic pay when it breaches the 50% cap. TNN This may finally be the answer for thousands of Government employees hard pressed due to the rising inflation and another thousands of pensioners I did not understand the last part of the new Item which says that "As per usual practice, DA is merged with the basic pay when it reaches the 50 % cap" But as now please check my site or the Fin Min site/CGA website.  The orders should be out by 8.00 pm today Vijay Prabhu Update the DA has been announced and orders will be coming any time Update : 23.4.2013 After waiting a long long time the Government finally approved the DA of 8 % on 18.4.2013 but as of yet the orders have not been issued.  This delay seems a bit unfair for all the employees knowing that the increase has come but cannot get the money.  The employees already hardpressed by the rising inflation have a little to cheer if the DA order comes after any more delay.  However today on 23.4.2013, the orders are supposed to be upload on the Finmin and the CGA site, so check out this sites by 8.00 pm today.  I will post the orders as and when they are issued. Flash update 25.4.2013 DA ORDERS RELEASED BY FIN MIN Download now from here OR DOWNLOAD THE FILE HERE Or if your mobile has bar scanner scan the QR code below and download The DA orders for Madhya Pradesh State Employees has been released visit this post and download the order