7th Pay Commission latest news Today: Unemployment and pay cuts in many organizations did impact the livelihood of many people from lower class and middle-class community. Some people had to go through terrible time as they are tied to EMI’s of home loan, car loan or children education. It is true that times are very hard and many people have suffered financially because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic has also hit the salaries of central government employees. Now, with things not really improving much and time passing fast, here are some things that are on top of the mind and solutions are being eyed. Indian Economy had been severely hit by the lockdown and the subsequent shutdown and all this had hit the revenues of the government. 
 
When these solutions come is as yet not known, but one thing is sure, according to the data, the Indian economy is doing well and it is recovering fast. These things forced the government had to put in abeyance some of the benefits provided to the central government employees that helped them to combat the ill-effects of inflation. This includes 7th pay commission linked dearness allowance and dearness relief, the latter for the pensioners. So, DA hike was ordered of 21 percent, but only 17 percent is being offered now. The same will apply for over one and a half years. 
 
Dearness allowance hike for government employees had been ordered but the new rate was put in abeyance. So, with inflation up and having to stay at home having increased the requirements of the people and their family's manifold, the top-most thing on the mind of the staffers is when they will get their full money. The needs are multiplying but the pay is the same and that is something that needs to be dealt with. 
 
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It is true that the government has sought to bring relief as much as possible with monetary benefits. The same was on offer during the festival period and helped staffers to celebrate in a proper manner. Also, certain dates are in public domain about the deadline in place till which the old rates of DA will apply. The date concerned is June, 2021. 

So, if all goes well and the economy goes back to its previous robust stage, then most likely this is when staffers can pin their hopes on getting big relief.