The central government has hiked the dearness allowance (DA) for government employees and pensioners by four percentage points to 42% from the existing 38%. Yesterday, Union minister Anurag Thakur announced that the government has increased the dearness allowance or DA for central government employees by 4 per cent to 42 per cent with effect from January 1, 2023.

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