All government officials and employees from secretary to peon will get dearness allowance. At the same time, pensioners will also get this benefit.
On Sunday (December 15), Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Md. Mokhles Ur Rahman informed reporters at the Secretariat.
He said that everyone from secretary to peon will get this allowance. However, a slab may be made. A committee has been formed for this purpose. The committee will make recommendations in this regard.
Earlier, on December 12, the government formed a 7-member committee with the Principal Secretary of the Chief Adviser as the convener to formulate the 'dearness allowance' for officials and employees covered by the National Pay Scale-2015. The committee also includes the Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration.
The terms of reference of the committee state that the committee will review the applicability and availability of dearness allowance and submit necessary recommendations and the committee may co-opt one/more officers if necessary.