Da Hike Today

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  Centre Raises Dearness Allowance For Union Government Employees By 2%

  In a salary increase for central government employees ahead of the 8th Pay Commission, the Union cabinet approved a 2 per cent increase in dearness allowance.

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  Sensex Falls A Modest 45 Points Ahead Of RBI's Policy Decision

  Stock Market India: Equity benchmarks rose on Wednesday, stalling a four-day losing streak ahead of a widely expected rate hike.

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  Forex Reserve Adequacy Considered While Managing Volatile Rupee: RBI

  The Reserve Bank of India's interventions in the foreign exchange markets are to maintain macro economic stability and the adequacy of forex reserves is always kept in mind, Governor Shaktikanta Das said in a policy speech on Friday.

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  RBI Set To Hike Rates To Pre-Pandemic Levels, Focus Shifts To Policy Path

  The Reserve Bank of India is expected to raise interest rates today for the third time since the beginning of the current financial year to bring down inflation from above the upper threshold of the central bank's target since January. The focus shifts to the RBI's growth and inflation outlook and the tone of the monetary policy path.

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  EMIs To Get Costlier As A RBI Rate Hike Is Certain Today; What To Expect?

  RBI Policy Meeting Outcome Today; What To Expect?

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  RBI Rate Hike Today Is A "No Brainer," But By How Much?

  While a RBI rate hike is certain, as Governor Shaktikanta Das had indicated last month, the questions remain on by how much and inflation projections?

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  Delhi Raises Wages Of Labourers, Hiked Wages Applicable From April 1

  The Delhi government today raised the dearness allowance (DA) for labourers. With the latest revision in the dearness allowance, the monthly wages for unskilled labourers have been raised from Rs 16,064 to Rs 16,506 per month.

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  RBI's Surprise Rate Hike: Top Comments From Economists

  Economists across the board felt that more such action could be seen from the central bank in the days to come

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  Cabinet Likely To Clear Dearness Allowance Dues Today: Sources

  The Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief are due for four periods namely January 1, 2020, July 1, 2020, January 1, 2021 and July 1, 2021.

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  RBI Predicts -9.5% GDP For 2020-21, Keeps Rates Unchanged: 10 Points

  RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said today that the country's economy is likely to contract 9.5 per cent in the current financial year, "with risks tilted to the downside", while maintaining a status quo on policy rates citing high inflation. The GDP may break out of the coronavirus-induced contraction and turn positive by the fourth quarter of 2020, ...

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  "Diwali Cheer": Government Staff's Dearness Allowance Raised By 5% To 17%

  The Dearness Allowance (DA) of central government employees will be raised by five per cent, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said today, calling it a "Diwali gift". Some 50 lakh government employees will benefit from the move.

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  UP Government Staff To Get 30-Day Bonus, DA Hike As Diwali Bonanza

  As a Diwali bonanza, the Uttar Pradesh government today announced 30-day bonus to its 14.02 lakh employees, incurring an additional expenditure of Rs 967.63 crore on its exchequer.

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  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Announces 7 Per Cent Hike In Dearness Allowance

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today announced a Dearness Allowance hike of seven per cent for government employees and pensioners effective July one this year.

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  Haryana To Pay Arrears Of Revised Dearness Allowance In Cash

  Haryana government today said it has decided to pay the arrears of revised two per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) for four months from July 1 to October 31, 2016 in cash to all its employees.

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  Jammu and Kashmir Government Hikes Dearness Allowance of its Employees

  Jammu and Kashmir government today announced a six per cent hike in the Dearness Allowance (DA) of its employees with effect from January this year.