No. 1/1/2022-E- (B/1) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi No. E(X)/F/DoE/Pt-I/23 Dated the 3"' January, 2022. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject : Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief to Central Government employees till July 2022, 1. The undersigned is directed to say that in view of increasing cases of OMICRON (COVID-19, SARS-2), it has been decided that the Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners, payble at current rates are to be kept in abeyance so as to deal with any unprecedented situation, 2. As and when the decision to release Dearess Allowance and Deamess Relief due from Ist Januarary 2022 is taken by the Government, the rates of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief as effective from Ist January 2022 will be restored prospectively and will be subsumed in the cumulative revised rate. . 3. These orders shall be applicable to all Central Government employees and Central Government pensioners. Finance department of all ministries are heareby directed to control the additional expenditure such as — TA, Honorarium, CTG etc. as justifiable. 4, To utilize human resources effectively in logistics support, medical assistance etc, such ministries may control transfer and posting as deem fit. Wn (Anand ras) ecu Diet, Finance (Budge),Copy to: 1 Principal Financial Advisors, All Indian Railways - for ensuring compliance of the instructions contained in the enclosure. ‘Additional Member (Planning) - for ensuring compliance of the instructions contained in the enclosure by all the PSUs under the Ministry of Railways. Secretary, Railway Board - for information and necessary action. AM@), EDF(RM), ED(F), EDF(C), EDF(E) and EDF(X)-1él. ‘The Managing Director, CRIS Chanakyapuri, New Delhi ‘The Chairman, RLDA, Moti Bagh, New Delhi. US (Protocol), Railway Board. IG/RPSF. (Anand Prakash) Executive Director, Finance (Budget)