7th Pay Commission Alert: Bad News For Central Govt Employees! Travel Allowance Hike Not To Come In July

The TA of the central government employees will not rise in coordination with the DA as the current DA of the central government employees is less than 25% (17 percent only).

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The Central government employees were brimming with excitement for the past few months as they were expecting a hike in their Travel Allowances (TA) from this July as many announcements were made by the central government regarding the restoration of the Dearness Allowance (DA) of the central government employees. However, according to a report by the livemint, the TA of the central government employees will not rise in coordination with the DA as the current DA of the central government employees is less than 25% (17 percent only).

"It's true that central government employees' TA rises in sync with the DA hike. But, this is possible only when the DA is 25 percent or above. Currently, central government employees' DA is at 17 percent that means their TA won't rise as some media houses are reporting," Shiv Gopal Mishra, Secretary — Staff Side at National Council JCM was quoted by livemint in its report.

He further added that the DA restoration in July 2021 will take place as the DA will be more than 25 percent and only after the announcement of the DA hike for July to December 2021, TA hike can be expected. However, the announcement regarding the hike in DA is still expected and nothing has been confirmed officially. 

The report further states that the central government employee can expect a DA hike announcement getting due from July 1, 2021, by Dussehra to Diwali.