48th meeting of the National Council, JCM held on 26.06.2021 by DOPT

Date : 26.06.2021 : The 48th meeting of the NC-JCM held with DoPT

Agenda notes for discussion in the 48th meeting of the National Council, JCM to be held on 26.06.2021 by DOPT. Dwnload. PDF

11. Item No. NC-48/6/ 21 Withdrawal of orders of DA/ DR freeze.

It is a drastic decision to pause normal increase in salary and pension in the form of DA/ DR for a next one and a half year to its employees and pensioners which is basically a compensation against the price rise. More than 80% of the serving employees as well as pensioners are low paid. They are worst hit by this decision of the Government. They have already contributed at least one day salary/ ways to PM relief Funds/ PM Cares Funds. Further, it is the Government employees who has remained in forefront during tuff Covid-19 period. The Staff Side has stated that as per the judgement dated 08.02.2021 in the case of the State of Andhra Pradesh and Another Vs Smt. Dinavahi Lakshmi Kameshwari, the law is now establish that the DA due to the employees and DR due to the pensioners cannot be frozen. Therefore, Staff Side states that the orders for release of DA/ DR, along with arrears should immediately be issued to avoid financial hardship to Government employees.

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Decision taken in the NC JCM (Staff Side) Meeting held on 25.06.2021 Download. PDF

All Central Government employees and pensioners are anxiously waiting for the outcome of this meeting since the DA due to employees and DR due to the Pensioners are freezed from 1/1/2020 for 18 months. The Central Government employees and pensioners have contributed more than Rs. 40,000/ Crores by not receiving the DA/DR due for them. Now since the economy is getting revived 

according to the Government itself, Central Government employees and pensioners may be given DA and DR retrospecvly with arrears. Hope Government will take a positive decision in this regard.

Withdrawal of orders of DA/ DR freeze.

Decision:-Cabinet Secretary stated that Department of Expenditure would process the matter for getting the Cabinet Approval for restoring the frozen DA / DR from 1/7/2021. The Staff Side demanded that they are eligible for arrears from 1/1/2020 and the mode of payment can be discussed separately with the Staff Side. The Staff Side also demanded to extend the benefit to those employees who retired / expired between 1/1/2020 and 30/06/2021.