Recent hikes in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) have raised questions about a potential merger into basic pay. This is because a similar merger happened in the past when DA crossed this 50% threshold. Will DA and DR merge into basic pay for central govt employees, pensioners now? Will the salaries of the central government employees increase now? All the central government employees must know about the recent DA, DR hike.
