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03 Apr, 2015 01:26 PM

DA hike announcement was an April fool prank. Govt. delaying announcement

DA hike announcement was an April fool prank. Govt. delaying announcement The office memorandum shown as from the ministry of finance that the much-awaited dearness allowance had been increased by eight percentage points, higher than the expected six percentage point increase was only an April fools day prank. The memorandum as shown as, numbered 1/2/2015-E.11 (B), dated March 30, 2015, and duly signed by an undersecretary in the department of expenditure, said the President was pleased to decide that the dearness allowance payable to central government employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 107 per cent to 115 per cent with effect from January 1, 2015.

The department of expenditure issued a clarification saying the memorandum was fake and no such instructions had been issued by the ministry.

"Accordingly, all ministries, departments and central government offices are hereby advised not to take cognisance of these fake instructions being circulated in government offices," the clarification posted on the website of the finance ministry said.

Though the government was quick to spot the mistake, which concerned thousands of government employees, questions remain how such an authentic office memorandum was drafted and issued without necessary checks.



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