Today the cabinet announced an eight percent increase in the dearness allowance of government employees and pensioners for 2010.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said that – ” The cabinet approved an eight per cent increase in the dearness allowance of government employees and dearness relief of pensioners with effect from Jan 1, 2010,
Ambika also told that this would cost an whooping 6,969.36 crore yearly.
This increment is also considered very high as per previous increment. So it will definitely improve life style of people who were eagerly awaiting for this DA increase for january 2010.
