The Central Government is likely to announce a dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) hike of 2 per cent for its employees ahead of the festival of Holi (March 14, 2025), reported multiple media outlets.
According to a Moneycontrol report, more than 12 million central government employees and pensioners are set to benefit from this salary hike under the 7th Pay Commission, which was implemented on January 1, 2016.