The Dearness Allowance (DA) of central government employees is paid under the provisions of the 7th Pay Commission. The DA is paid to compensate the employees against the effect of inflation and is revised twice a year i.e. in January and July. The revision is based upon the All India Consumer Price Index (AICPI) released by Labour Bureau on monthly basis. Previous twelve months' data is used to decide the DA payable to central government employees.
The
existing DA for the period from July 2021 to December 2021 is 31%. The CPI(IW)
has been released up to November 2021. The CPI(IW) for November 2021 is 125.70
and if it remains at the same level during December 2021 there shall be an
increase of 3% in dearness allowance. The expected dearness allowance for the
period from January 2022 to June 2022 is 34%.
The Consumer Price Index data for the payment of DA from January 2022 is as under
|
Month |
CPI (IW) 2016=100 |
|
February
2021 |
118.20 |
|
March
2021 |
119.00 |
|
April
2021 |
119.60 |
|
May
2021 |
120.10 |
|
June
2021 |
121.70 |
|
July
2021 |
122.80 |
|
August
2021 |
123.00 |
|
September
2021 |
123.30 |
|
October
2021 |
124.90 |
|
November
2021 |
125.70 |
|
December
2021 |
|
The
historical Increase in dearness allowance of central government employees is as
under
|
Period |
Dearness Allowance (%) |
|
July
2021 to December 2021 |
31% |
|
January
2022 to June 2022 |
34%
(Expected) |
|
July
2022 to December 2022 |
Yet
to be declared |
The
Link to DA notifications is given under “Sources”.
Disclaimer: The estimated increase in DA as calculated above is
based on the latest CPI(IW) data. The actual amount payable shall be governed
by official notification in this respect.
Sources
http://www.labourbureau.gov.in/LBO_Press_Release.htm
https://doe.gov.in/sites/default/files/DA%20Order%20Eng.pdf (July 2021)
https://doe.gov.in/sites/default/files/DA%20eng.pdf (July 2021)
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