Cabinet Approves Additional 2% DA/DR for Central Government Employees and Pensioners
Cabinet approves 2% increase in Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief for Central Government employees and pensioners, effective from January 2026.
Dearness Allowance
Govt. Revises Variable Dearness Allowance Rates, Effective 1 April 2026
Ministry of Labour and Employment has revised Variable Dearness Allowance rates for multiple scheduled employments with effect from 1 April 2026.
Top Legal Developments This Week [2-9 Feb, 2026] | Union Budget, Rajpal Yadav Cheque Bounce Case; CLAT 2026; and more
A quick roundup to cover all the important legal developments and cases this week.
Cabinet approves 3% Increase in DA and DR
Cabinet approved a 3% increase in Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief for Central Government employees and pensioners, effective from July 2025.
University’s functioning cannot be at the cost of employee’s welfare: Bombay HC orders SNDT Women’s University to pay pensionary benefits
The Bombay High Court opined that a Public University is not expected to needlessly withhold the pensionary benefit of its retired employees.
Cabinet approves 4% hike in DA and DR w.e.f. from 1-7-2023
On 18-10-2023, the Union Cabinet has approved a 4% hike in Dearness Allowance (‘DA’) for Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (‘DR’)
Tripura High Court| Pay scales of Tripura Jute Mills workers and employees to be brought. on a par with their counterparts in 32 PSU’s /Statutory bodies
Tripura High Court: In appeals directed against the judgment passed by the Single Judge in a batch of writ petitions,
Utt HC | Once a concession was made by the State before the Supreme Court, the State is equally bound by the said concession; Court dismisses appeal
Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ. and Alok Kumar Verma, J., dismissed an appeal which was filed
Arunachal Pradesh | Government grants dearness allowance to pensioners
The Government of Arunachal Pradesh has granted dearness relief to government pensioners or pensioner’s families with an advice for early payment of
Del HC | Central Govt. empowered to postpone payment of Dearness Allowance: Challenge to Union’s decision of postponing payment of DA rejected
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Rajnish Bhatnagar, JJ. held that it is well within the domain of
Cabinet approves release of an additional installment of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief due from 1.1.2020
Union Cabinet has approved to release an additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to