Railway Unions demand 3 per cent DA hike

\ New Delhi, Oct 28(PTI) Expressing \\"dissatisfaction\\" over\over the announcement of 2 per cent increase in dearness\allowance by the government, railway unions have demanded it\be raised to 3 per cent.\ We have expressed dissatisfaction over the announcement\of a meagre 2 per cent rise in DA by the Central government\from July 1, 2016, National Federation of Indian Railwaymen M\Raghavaiah said.\ Ahead of Diwali, the Centre has announced 2 per cent\dearness allowance for Central government employees effective\from July.\ \\"Central government employees and pensioners have been\waiting eagerly for the announcement of DA since September\2016. But we are disappointed that the government has\announced only 2 per cent whereas the 12-month average of\Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers from 1 July 2015\to 30 June 2016, works out to be 2.92 per cent,\\" Raghavaiah\said and added \\"The Government ought to have been considerate\in announcing this half-yearly hike in DA and rounded off to 3\per cent.\\"\ All-India Railwaymen Federation General Secretary S\Gopal Mishra said 2 per cent DA is not satisfactory and it\should be raised to 3 per cent.\\" PTI ARU\RG\