{
  "id": 16886089,
  "title": "Centre Hikes DA By 3% To 63% For Central Govt Employees, Pensioners Ahead Of Diwali",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/centre-hikes-da-by-3-to-63-for-central-govt-employees-pensioners",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T10:24:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/centre-hikes-da-by-3-to-63-for-central-govt-employees-pensioners-ahead-of-diwali"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Central Government has raised the dearness allowance (DA) for its employees by three percentage points for the July 2026 revision, taking the rate from 60% to 63%. The decision was taken at the Union Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, October 28, ahead of the Diwali festival. Central government employees and pensioners had been awaiting the announcement of the latest DA hike, which is revised…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}