The central government had banned three installments of dearness allowance (DA) and inflation relief (DR) during the Kovid-19 epidemic. The government cited serious economic disruption and need to reduce pressure on public finance for this. MP Anand Bhadoria has asked a question regarding the release of DA arrears of central government employees during Kovid-19. The Modi government has given an official answer to this question in the Lok Sabha on August 11, 2025.
Government’s stand on issuing postponed DA
Question: Was the decision to stop DA and inflation for 18 months for central government employees and pensioners during Kovid-19 to reduce economic disruption and pressure on government finance? Who are the 10 richest families in India? Ambani’s property is 1/12 of the country’s GDP, know who has shocking entry in the list
Answer: Responding to this in Parliament, the government said that the decision to stop the three installments of dearness allowance (DA)/Inflation Relief (DR) payable to the central government employees/pensioners has been taken in terms of economic disruption caused by Covid-19 due to Kovid-19 due to Kovid-19, so that the pressure on government finance can be reduced.
Question: Is the government’s financial condition still under pressure and is on the verge of bankruptcy; If yes, what are the details and what are the reasons for the failure of the government to maintain the strong fiscal state of the country to 2014 levels?
Answer: “The fiscal deficit of the Government of India has come down from 9.2 percent in the financial year 2020-21 to 4.4 percent in the financial year 2025-26 (budget estimate).”
Question: How long will the government release the 18 -month DA/DR dues?
Answer: In 2020, adverse financial impact of epidemic and finance of welfare measures taken by the government had a fiscal effect even further from the financial year 2020-21. Therefore, DA/DR arrears were not considered possible.
What is dearness allowance?
The dearness allowance (DA) is a living cost adjustment by the government to help its employees and pensioners to help reduce inflations.
