DA DA/DR ENHANCED BY 2% FROM 01-01-2026

Dear all, 

Our Central Govt  has approved for ENHANCEMNT   of  DA/DR by 2%  for  Cent Govt employees  and pensioners  with effect  from 01-01-2026.

So our  DA   will be    58%  + 2 = 60%   w.e.f   01-01-2026.     The  revised DA may be effected form   the Pay / Pension of  April 2026.     This is for information Based on reports from April 18, 2026, the Union Cabinet has approved a 2% increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners, effective from January 1, 2026. 

Here are the key details regarding the enhancement:

• New Rate: The DA/DR is increased from 58% to 60% of the Basic Pay/Pension.
• Effective Date: The revised rate is applicable retrospectively from January 1, 2026.
• Approval & Arrears: Following approval by the Union Cabinet, the Department of Expenditure (DoE) will issue the formal Office Memorandum (OM). Arrears for the intervening months (January 2026 onwards) will be paid.
• 8th Pay Commission Context: This hike is based on the 7th Pay Commission formula. Although the 8th Pay Commission is slated to take effect from January 1, 2026, the current DA structure remains in place until new recommendations are implemented.
• Financial Impact: The increase of 2% is expected to cost the exchequer approximately Rs 10,083.96 crore annually. 

Note: The official Government Order (Office Memorandum) document number and date of issue should be checked on the Ministry of Finance website (finmin.nic.in) once published. ion of all our veterans.

VERY USEFUL SITE FOR EX-SERVICEMEN COMMUNITY

 Dear Veteran brothers,

Here is very good platform  knowing almost all subjects for Ex-Servicemen community problems..

The site is  www.esmcorner,com

When you open this portal, you will find pop up screen  showing all the heads  like:shown below.

eg/.News, ECHS , OROP,SPARSH PENSION etc.

Now, you can click any of the subject  say, SPARSH, you can find the sub heads connected to the subject,

You can  click and view the points .  Every subject can be viewed  in detail.

Dear all, kindly   utilize  this site for clarification  and knowledge.

   

  LET US KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN  DIVORCE  AND LEGALLY SEPERATED CASES.

MARITAL STATUS: 

Divorce:  dissolves the marriage  permanently

Judicial Separation:  Suspends Marrital duties (Cohabitation ) but Legan bond remains intact.

RIGHT TO RE-MARRIAGE:

Divorced INDIVIDULAS  CAN remarry   with other or the same  partner.

Judically Seperated individula can not re-marry

RE-CONCILATION

Divorce is generally final (Irreversible )without marriage.

Judicial  seperated is a Trial stage, that can be reversed by a court  to resume living together again

LEGAL RIGHTS / INHABITANCE

Divorce  : breaks the inheritance rights

In JUDICIAL seperated case: the wife may still be considered legal NEXT OF KIN for inheritance purpose depending  on the Law.

GROUNDS FOR FINDINGS:

Under Hindu Marriage Act 1955, Judicial  seperation can be sought  forsimilar , yet orten less stringent reasons  than full Divorce, providing pathway to consider the future Marriage.

  IN BRIEF:                        DIVORCE                  JUDICIAL  SEPERATION

  Marriage end                  YES                              NO

Re-Marriage Allowed         YES                             NO

Cohabitation                      ENDS                         ONLY SUSPENDED

Reversibility                       NO (Usually)             Yes If parties reconcile

Status                                 DIVORCED (single)         Married but seperated 

Both process allow for Court arrangement regarding alimony , maintenance and Child custody.

KIND ADVISE FOR OUR VETERANS -PENSIONERS AND FAMILY PENSIONERS.

 

Dear all,

Pensioners are advised  to keep  the valuable Documents  safe and for future use by our NOKs 

Take it serious  and keep the documents and inform our NOKs sutabily

USEFUL INFORMATION FOR OURVETERANS

 

                         USEFUL INFORMATION TO ALL VETEANS

          Nowadays , we are  lodging our grievances through  CPGRAMS  AND CPENGRAMS.

    There si difference between two  systems,, Let us note :

CPGRAMS  means_ CENTRALISED PUBLIC GRIEVANCE REDRESS AND MONITORING SYSTEM.

 It is designed to handle general public grievances related to Central Government ministries and departments 

It will cover administrative and service related complaints.

Example:   Delay in administrative services

                  Issues related to  government schemes

                  Non-response from department

                  Policy related complaints    and General service delivery failures

CPENGRAMS:  it means  CENTRALISED PENSION GRIEVANCES REDRESS AND MONITORING SYSTEM.

       This is created exclusively for pension related grievances. It deals with matters connected

 to pension , family pension , retirement benefits  and related issues. 

Examples:  Delay or stoppage of pension 

                    Wrong fixation of pension

                    Non payment of Arrears

                    Gratuity and commutation issues.

                    Family pension and Widow cases

                   -Disability pension cases 

                    SPARSH related pension problems  like delay for reply, pending for a very long time  and 

                    Rejection without giving the reason  for the rejection etc.             

                    Errors in PPO  and pension revision LIKE incorrect Groups and Rate of pension etc.

Dear veteran bothers, please see the difference between CPGRAMS AND CPENGRAMS.

 It is advised to lodge our pension grievances only  in CPENGRAMS  only 

If you lodge in CPGRAMS, they may not reply or it will be delayed due to non related subject.     

VERY USEFUL INFORMATION TO ALL EX-SERVICEMEN

 

Dear all,

Here is a useful  message from Indian  AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION. 

Kindly note the same  for future use and help.. PHONE NO.1932

A death of an Air veteran to be informed to Air force  to Phone no; 1932 giving the full particulars of the deceased Air veteran and Place and Time of cremation. . A team of Air force personnel  may visit and honour the departed Air veteran.    KINDLY NOTE THE SAME.

PAN CARD RULES FROM APRIL 2026

 

Dear all,

Please  watch the uses of PAN card from April 2026.

 In Which are the places  PAN card is necessary.

This is  a very useful information. 

Kindly note it for future .