7 % Expected Dearness Allowance from July 2011.

Calculations are on the forefront for most of the central government employees regarding the additional Dearness Allowance from July, 2011 to be announced soon.

There will be no change in the 7% DA unless a huge change takes place in the month of June AICPIN (i.e.if the AICPIN falls below 180 points or increase above 195, a change of DA can take place, but chances are very remote.) AICPIN now stands at 187.

Surprisingly, some employees are eager to know if the DA crosses 100%, it will merge with the basic pay or not.
There is no such recommendations said in the 6th CPC.The allowances only will be increased by another 25%, every time the DA crosses 50%.

As of now, the important increase in the allowance is Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy. It was increased from Rs.12000 to Rs.15000 from 1.1.2011. This will be increase upto Rs.18750 after the Da crosses 100% and some other allowances also will be enhanced by 25% from the existing rates.

Assumption are that the DA will touch 100% in the next three years. Before the 7th CPC, which will be from 2016, the DA surely crosses 100%.

The DA was merged with the basic pay as happened in the year 2004, the 5th CPC had recommended that DA should be converted into Dearness pay each time the CPI increase by 50% over the base index used by the Pay Commission.

Obama invites Dalai Lama to White House.

In a significant development, Barack Obama the President of US will meet the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Saturday defying Chinese pressure.

The meeting will be significant as well as crucial over Tibet issue; which has been opposed by China for long.
Obama and Dalai Lama will be discussing about Tibet, support for its unique religious culture, linguistic identity and protection of Tibetans, according to a White House statement.

The statement said that the President will highlight the US’s enduring support to the dialogue between hinese government and the Dalai Lama's representatives over the Tibet issue.

Dalai Lama, the Nobel Peace laureate and the US President Obama met last time in February 2010.

Media persons will not be allowed to cover the meeting, which is scheduled to be held on Saturday morning at Map Room of the White House, instead of his Oval office. 

Opposing the meeting between Obama and Dalai Lama, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei asked the US government to withdraw its invitation to Lama for meeting to avoid its interfering in internal affairs of China. 

China has been opposing Dalai Lama, who has been living in exile since 1959 terming him as "splittist". Dalai Lama has been seeking rights for the people of Tibet. 

The President of the International Campaign of Tibet Mary Beth said that the meeting will strengthen the relationship between US and Tibet. Dalai Lama is on ten days visit to US, and is presiding Buddhist teachings.

During his visit, Dalai Lama met with top leaders including John Boehner the Speaker of the House, Pelosi the Democratic leader, and John Kerry the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman.