Government employees to get DA

Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Md. Mokhles Ur Rahman has said that government officials and employees will receive a dearness allowance.
Speaking at a press conference on Sunday on the report of the Dearness Allowance and Deprivation Elimination Committee, Rahman said that employees on post-retirement leave would also be entitled to this allowance, marking a significant extension of the benefit, reports UNB.
Rahman further explained that the Finance Department had already constituted a committee to decide on the percentage of the dearness allowance that will be provided to government employees.
The committee is expected to finalise the details soon.
He said that the committee would recommend the percentage to be given.