No. 1/1/2020-E-II (B) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi Dated the 23% April, 2020. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Freezing of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners at current rates till July 2021. The undersigned is directed to say that in view of the crisis arising out of COVID-19, it has been decided that the additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners, due from 1s January 2020 shall not be paid. The additional installments of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief due from 1s July 2020 and 1s* January 2021 shall also not be paid. However, Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief at current rates will continue to be paid. 2, As and when the decision to release the future installment of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief due from 1% July 2021 is taken by the Government, the rates of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief as effective from 1s‘ January 2020, 1s July 2020 and 1s January 2021 will be restored prospectively and will be subsumed in the cumulative revised rate effective from 1s‘ July 2021. No arrears for the period from 1s! January 2020 till 30" June 2021 shall be paid. 3 These orders shall be applicable to all Central Government employees and Central Government pensioners. (Annie George Mathew) Additional Secretary to the Government of India To (i) All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India (as per standard distribution list). (ii) Ministry of Railways (iii) Ministry of Defence Copy to: CRAG, UPSC, etc. as per standard endorsement list.wera. 1/1/2020-$-11 (@) aR Aa fea Hater eae Faster faerie: 23 atte, 2020 amie at fova: aq wen & avtenktat Mf agg wet Sh Seg wea F derrstfrat A wes Wea H ata att wT Feng 2021 aw Tat F Fae AI seteeaant ae set aT Heer gar g fH wifes-19 F sci sae HT eat AT ae facta fear ver & fe deg ware & aehenftat at 1 erat 2020 & aa Aes sed ait tex wa & seaeitat Sr agers Ted A aifRec Peet ar seat ae Pra Srver! 1 Bers 2020 3x 1 serakt 2021 f 2a ARTs sed SH HEME TET HM Haha feeat ar spray sft ah frat Sree! cente, Ages sect ste ASMs UE wT Aly at We apraret fra srar War 2.0 oe & weer cat 1 gers 2021 & aa Ages acd a Aes Tea St act feral at orf act ar faofe fear omar &, 1 seraft 2020, 1 ger§ 2020 sik 1 saat 2021 & wand weg acd ste aes veT at a ardt vera B agra ae fear area He 38 1 Gens 2021 B wordt deh deh ax A altri ae ar orem 1 saat 2020 % 30 et 2021 am At Hae ar ag aera ai aT STATI 3, 2 sree ash Seg we & actenftat stk tex Bee & Sesh oe ary gt 2 Ae (tet att trea SR aR, HRA AT aa a (aaa wer & ah staal Rat Gare Raw Bh & aqER) (i) ta anerr (lil) tart Hare wfafat: atesesh, se ate tar arate, safe at ararw yeorwe ae HARRI