{
  "id": 16893847,
  "title": "Diwali Boost For Central Govt Staff As Cabinet Clears 3 Per Cent DA Hike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/diwali-boost-for-central-govt-staff-as-cabinet-clears-3-per-cent-da",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T11:07:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/diwali-boost-for-central-govt-staff-as-cabinet-clears-3-per-cent-da-hike"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New Delhi, Oct 28: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a 3 per cent hike in dearness allowance and dearness relief, benefiting over 1.17 crore central government employees and pensioners. Announcing the decision, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken the decision to increase the DA and DR ahead of Diwali. Union…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}