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Dearness Allowance (DA) was recently hiked by 4% to 50% for central government employees. The Department of Personnel & Training has said the limits of children education allowance and hostel subsidy “would be automatically raised by 25% every time the dearness allowance on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%”.
After the latest hike, DA was increased to 50 per cent from 46 per cent which will be effective from January 2024.
DA hike will be in accordance with the accepted formula, based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission.
The 12-month average of the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) stood at 392.83; and as per this, DA is coming to 50.26 per cent of the basic pay
7th Pay Commission: After the 4 per cent increase, dearness allowance and dearness relief will increase to 50 per cent, Govt Likely To Announce 4% DA Hike In March