The Union Cabinet has approved Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners by three per cent. Briefing the media after the cabinet meeting in New Delhi today, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that this will benefit about 49.2 lakh central government employees and 68.7 lakh pensioners. He said that this will be effective from 1st July this year.

The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has also approved the opening of 57 new Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country with an outlay of more than five thousand 862 crore rupees. Mr Vaishnaw said that twenty Kendriya Vidyalayas will be opened in those districts where no Kendriya Vidyalayas exist. He said that 14 Kendriya Vidyalayas are proposed to be open in aspir

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