Cabinet hails India’s 1 billion vaccination mark

New Delhi, Oct 21: The Union Cabinet noted that India today achieved a remarkable feat by administering 100 Crore Covid-19 Vaccines.

Appreciation to all Frontline Workers, Health Care Workers, and States/UTs for making this
happen, the Cabinet said.

Highlights of ths Cabinet meet:

• Cabinet approves release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Pensioners
• An increase of 3% over the existing rate of 28% of the Basic Pay / Pension. Impact on the exchequer would be Rs.9,488.70 Crore per annum.
• 47.14 lakh Central Govt. employees and 68.62 lakh pensioners will be benefitted.
• Additional installment to be effective from 1st July 2021.