Central government employees and pensioners are eagerly waiting for the increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR). Meanwhile, news is coming that the central government may soon announce an increase in dearness allowance and dearness relief. Generally, the central government revises DA twice a year in January and July, which is officially announced later. Let us know how much the salary of the employees will increase if the government increases DA?
How much will dearness allowance increase?
The central government is going to increase the dearness allowance once again. According to CPI-IW data, it is being said that the government can increase the dearness allowance by 3 percent. This increase will be made for employees and pensioners under the Seventh Pay Commission, which will be effective from July 2024.
How much will the salary of employees increase?
If the government increases dearness allowance for employees, then the upcoming DA increase will be added to the take home salary. If someone’s basic salary is Rs 55,200, then their dearness allowance at 50% is Rs 27,600. On the other hand, if DA becomes 53 percent, then their dearness allowance will increase to Rs 29,256. That is, the salary of the employees will increase by Rs 29,256 – Rs 27,600 = Rs 1,656.
1 crore employees and pensioners will get benefit
Central government employees get DA of 50% of the basic salary, while pensioners get DR of 50% of the basic pension. The last DA hike was on March 7, 2024. This hike is effective from January 1, 2024. Last year, the DA hike effective from July 1, 2023 was announced on October 18, 2023. Given the government’s deadline for DA revision, the next hike is expected to be announced soon. This hike will benefit one crore employees and pensioners.
How is dearness allowance calculated?
How the dearness allowance will increase depends on the CPI-IW data. This data is released every month by the Labor Ministry. On the basis of this data, it is decided how much the dearness allowance of government employees should increase.
Formula- 7th Pay Commission DA% = [{12 महीने का AICPI-IW आंकड़ा (बेस ईयर 2001=100) – 261.42}/261.42×100]
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)