Cabinet approves 2% hike in DA for central government employees
New Delhi : The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the release of an additional 2% of dearness allowance for central government employees.
"The Union Cabinet approved to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners with effect from July 1, 2018 representing an increase of 2% over the existing rate of 7% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise," the government said.
The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief will be Rs 6112.20 crore per annum and Rs 4074.80 crore in the financial year 2018-19 (for the eight months from July 2018 to February 2019).
"This will benefit about 48.41 lakh Central Government employees and 62.03 lakh pensioners," the government added. This increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission.
courtesy : thehindu.com
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Double-decker electric bus gutted in fire at Kurla BEST depot
Mumbai (PTI): An empty double-decker electric bus was gutted in a fire during servicing at a BEST depot in Mumbai's Kurla area on Sunday, officials said, adding that nobody was injured.
The blaze broke out inside the Kurla BEST bus depot near Kanakia Building at 4.14 pm, according to preliminary information from the Mumbai Fire Brigade.
The parked bus was unoccupied at the time of the incident.
Fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control. The exact cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, they said.
No injuries were reported in the incident, officials added.
The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking has hired 50 electric double-decker buses from Switch Mobility in its fleet of around 2,700 buses.
