The Secretary, Staff Side, National Council, JCM, Shri Shiv Gopal Mishra, has demanded the Government to merge the DA with pay and for interim relief to the Central government employees. The demand was made to the Cabinet Secretary, when the former met him on 13th June 2014.

The Cabinet Secretary assured Secretary, Staff Side that there is no proposal to increase the working days week, from 5 to 6 for the Central Secretariat Staff in New Delhi. There was some rumours on the subject earlier.