Cabinet clears 4% DA hike for central government employees
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Friday approved 4 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) to 21 per cent for central government employees, costing the exchequer an additional Rs 14,595 crore.
Briefing the media I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar said the Cabinet had approved 4 per cent hike in DA to 21 pc for 48 lakh govt employees, 65 lakh pensioners.
He further said the government will incur Rs 14,595 crore additional expense on account of this hike.
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Mithun Chakraborty's wallet not stolen, was misplaced, now has been found: BJP
Dhanbad: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday clarified that actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty’s wallet, which had sparked claims of being stolen during a rally in Jharkhand, was not stolen but misplaced and later found.
The incident occurred during Chakraborty's visit to the Nirsa assembly constituency, where he was campaigning in support of BJP candidate Aparna Sengupta.
A video circulating on social media had shown a party member asking the crowd to return Chakraborty’s wallet after it was reported missing. However, BJP's Dhanbad district president, Ghanshyam Grover, dismissed the theft allegations. "There was no such incident of pickpocketing. The purse was misplaced and later found," Grover told PTI.
Chakraborty has been at the center of multiple controversies, including two FIRs filed against him for allegedly making provocative statements during a BJP event in Salt Lake area near Kolkata last month.
Vote counting for the elections in Jharkhand is scheduled for November 23.
