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The cabinet headed by PM Modi also cleared Rs 500 crore for horticulture under the package assigned for the state of Jammu and Kashmir along with a package for apple-growers. A number of indirect benefits were also approved for allied sectors. It also approved setting up of a National Academic Depository as visualised under
New Delhi: The government on Thursday announced two percent hike in Dearness Allowance for central government employees and dearness relief of same percentage for pensioners. The finance minister Arun Jaitley announced after the cabinet meeting that the changes will be implemented with effect from July 2016.
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Other decisions:
- The cabinet headed by PM Modi also cleared Rs 500 crore for horticulture under the package assigned for the state of Jammu and Kashmir along with a package for apple-growers.
- A number of indirect benefits were also approved for allied sectors.
- It also approved setting up of a National Academic Depository as visualised under the dream project of PM Modi, Digital India.
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