Da hike news: There is good news for crores of central employees and pensioners across the country. This time in July, dearness allowance (DA) is expected to increase more than last time. The government has increased DA by 2% for the first half of the current calendar year. Currently, DA is 55% for central government employees and pensioners. The 7th Pay Commission will complete its term on December 31, 2025, so it will be a final amendment under the current pay panel. In such a situation, government employees are hopeful that this time the DA will increase more than the previous.
Headlines:
- Currently the DA of central employees and pensioners is 55%.
- For January-June 2025, the government had increased DA by 2%.
- The 7th Pay Commission will end on 31 December 2025, so the DA amendment to be held in July will be the last.
- AICPI-IW (Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers) has increased continuously in March and April 2025.
- March: 143.0 (increase of 0.2 digits)
- April: 143.5 (increase of 0.5 points)
- If the figures of May and June are also positive, DA can be around 57.95% from July 2025 – ie there is a possibility of an increase of 3%.
Second installment is to be implemented from July
The second installment of DA in 2025 for central government employees is to be implemented from 1 July 2025. However, it usually announces around Diwali in the month of October or November. Meanwhile, the All India Consumer Price Index (AICPI-IW) for industrial workers recorded an increase of 0.5 points in April, which has raised hopes of good increase for employees.
How much dearness allowance is available now
Currently, government employees get 55 percent dearness allowance. Let us tell you that dearness allowance is paid on the basic salary of employees. Suppose you are a government employee and your basic salary is Rs 20,000. You are given 55 percent dearness allowance of basic salary of Rs 20,000. 55 percent of Rs 20,000 is Rs 11,000. That is, you get a dearness allowance of Rs 11,000 on the basic salary of Rs 20,000. In this way, the total salary will be Rs 31,000. Let us tell you that employees are paid salary as well as dearness allowance every month.
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