In a festive boost for central government staff, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a for employees and pensioners, Information & Broadcasting Minister announced during a Cabinet briefing today.

With this increase, the of the basic pay, benefiting over nationwide. The hike, effective , aims to provide additional financial relief during the ongoing festival season.

Currently, entry-level employees with a basic salary of around will see an increase of nearly . For example, an employee with Rs 30,000 total salary, receiving Rs 18,000 as basic pay, will see their DA rise from Rs 9,900 to Rs 10,440 monthly after the 3% hike.

The using the . The government averages CPI-IW data over the previous 12 months and applies the 7th Pay Commission f

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