CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
Dearness Allowance Rates (DA Rates)
Effective Rates
Rates of DA
Effective Rates
Rates of DA
01.01.1996
0%
DA OM
01.01.2001
43%
DA OM
01.07.1996
4%
DA OM
01.07.2001
45%
DA OM
01.01.1997
8%
DA OM
01.01.2002
49%
DA OM
01.07.1997
13%
DA OM
01.07.2002
52%
DA OM
01.01.1998
16%
DA OM
01.01.2003
55%
01.07.1998
22%
DA OM
01.07.2003
59%
01.01.1999
32%
DA OM
01.01.2004
61%
01.07.1999
37%
DA OM
01.03.2004
DA Merger
01.01.2000
38%
DA OM
01.07.2000
41%
DA OM
DA OM
The Central Government had merged 50% of the Dearness Allowance (DA) with the basic pay w.e.f. 01.04.2004 and the Dearness Allowance continued to be calculated with
reference to the AICPI (IW) average as on 1st January, 1996 of 306.33 without changing the index base consequent to the merger. Accordingly, Dearness Allowance (DA) at
following rates were sanctioned from 01.07.2004 till 01.07.2007.
Effective Rates
Rates of DA
Effective Rates
Rates of DA
01.07.2004
14%
DA OM
01.07.2006
29%
DA OM
01.01.2005
17%
DA OM
01.01.2007
35%
DA OM
01.07.2005
21%
DA OM
01.07.2007
41%
DA OM
01.01.2006
24%
DA OM
01.01.2008
47%
DA OM
01.07.2008
54%
DA OM
The Central Government on the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission had decided that the Dearness Allowance (DA) admissible to all categories of Central
Government employees shall be at the following rates.
Effective Rates
Rates of DA
01.01.2006
0%
01.07.2006
2%
Effective Rates
Rates of DA
DA OM
01.01.2011
51%
DA OM
DA OM
01.07.2011
58%
DA OM
01.01.2007
6%
DA OM
01.01.2012
65%
DA OM
01.07.2007
9%
DA OM
01.07.2012
72%
DA OM
01.01.2008
12%
DA OM
01.01.2013
80%
DA OM
01.07.2008
16%
DA OM
01.07.2013
90%
DA OM
01.01.2009
22%
DA OM
01.01.2014
100%
DA OM
01.07.2009
27%
DA OM
01.07.2014
107%
DA OM
01.01.2010
35%
DA OM
01.01.2015
113%
DA OM
01.07.2010
45%
DA OM
DA (Dearness Allowance) Calculation Based on AICPIN
The expected All India Consumer Price Index number (AICPIN) for Industrial Workers (Base 2001=100) for the month of December 2011 has already been released by
Statistical Department. Based on this AICPIN index, expected DA (Dearness Allowance) percentage for 1st January 2012 is calculated.
Month & Year
AICPIN
(B.Y. 2000 = 100)
January 2006
June
DA Percentage
Sanctioned by Govt.
Govt. Orders
0%
DA OM
2%
DA OM
6%
DA OM
9%
DA OM
12%
DA OM
16%
DA OM
123
July 2006
December 2006
127
6.18
January 2007
June 2007
130
9.64
July 2007
December 2007
134
12.95
January 2008
134
13.45
February 2008
135
13.96
March 2008
137
14.68
April 2008
138
15.39
May 2008
139
16.12
June 2008
140
16.84
July 2008
143
17.63
August 2008
145
18.50
September 2008
146
19.43
October 2008
148
20.44
November 2008
148
21.44
December 2008
147
22.38
January 2009
148
23.39
February 2009
148
24.32
March 2009
148
25.12
April 2009
150
25.98
May 2009
151
26.84
June 2009
153
27.78
July 2009
160
29.00
August 2009
162
30.23
September 2009
163
31.45
October 2009
165
32.67
November 2009
168
34.11
December 2009
169
35.70
January 2010
172
37.42
February 2010
170
39.01
March 2010
170
40.59
April 2010
170
42.03
May 2010
172
44.91
June 2010
174
45.06
July 2010
178
46.35
August 2010
178
47.50
September 2010
179
48.65
October 2010
181
49.81
22%
DA OM
27%
DA OM
35%
DA OM
45%
DA OM
November 2010
182
50.81
December 2010
185
51.97
January 2011
188
53.12
February 2011
185
54.20
March 2011
185
55.28
April 2011
186
56.43
May 2011
187
57.51
June 2011
189
58.59
July 2011
193
59.67
August 2011
194
60.82
September 2011
197
62.12
October 2011
198
63.34
November 2011
199
64.56
December 2011
197
65.43
January 2012
198
66.15
February 2012
199
67.15
March 2012
201
68.31
April 2012
205
69.67
May 2012
206
71.04
June 2012
208
72.41
July 2012
212
73.78
August 2012
214
75.22
September 2012
215
76.51
October 2012
217
77.88
November 2012
218
79.25
December 2012
219
80.83
January 2013
221
82.49
51%
DA OM
58%
DA OM
65%
DA OM
72%
DA OM
80%
DA OM
February 2013
223
84.22
March 2013
224
85.87
April 2013
226
87.38
May 2013
228
88.97
June 2013
231
90.62
July 2013
235
92.28
August 2013
237
93.94
September 2013
238
95.59
October 2013
241
97.25
November 2013
243
98.06
December 2013
239
100.20
January 2014
237
101.71
February 2014
238
102.79
March 2014
239
103.87
April 2014
242
105.21
May 2014
244
106.17
June 2014
246
107.25
July 2014
252
108.47
August 2014
253
109.63
September 2014
253
110.71
October 2014
253
111.57
November 2014
253
112.29
December 2014
253
113.30
January 2015
90%
DA OM
100%
DA OM
107%
DA OM
113%
DA OM
