Dearness allowance

Cost-of-living Adjustment in India

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Dearness Allowance (DA) is a cost-of-living adjustment, an increase made to the basic pay of government officials and public sector workers’ employees. Public sector unit employees are also government employees, but not civil servants. Some private sector employees and civil servant, are pensioners in India.

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UP approves 2% hike in Dearness Allowance for state government employees UP CM Yogi Adityanath posted on X about the announcement and said that the decision will benefit around 16 lakh employees. IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago
Central staff to get 2% DA hike The Cabinet has approved a 2% increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners, effective January 1, 2025. This move will benefit over 1.1.. IndiaTimes - Published on March 29, 2025
Good news for central government employees! Union Cabinet approves DA hike by... The Union Cabinet on Friday increased the Dearness Allowance (DA) by 2 percentage points effective from January 1 this year, benefitting nearly 1.15 crore central government employees and pensioners. DNA - Published on March 28, 2025

Good news for government employees! DA hike announcement to be made soon, here's how much to expect this year The decision to increase Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for central government employees has not been made yet. DNA - Published on March 21, 2025
4% hike in DA for central government staff; bonus for railway staff Indian government has approved a 4% increase in dearness allowance and dearness relief for central government employees and pensioners. This will cost the government Rs 12,857 crore. Additionally,.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 18, 2023
Centre approves 4% hike in DA for central govt employees The Centre on Wednesday approved a 4% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees. With this decision, the DA for central government employees will increase to 46% from the.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 18, 2023

4% DA increase for central government staff; Ujjwala rebate extended The Cabinet on Friday approved a 4% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for nearly 1.2 crore serving central government employees and pensioners. It also approved extending the Rs.. IndiaTimes - Published on March 24, 2023
'Centre has no plans to release DA arrears' The Centre has no plans to release the 18-month dearness allowance (DA) arrears stopped during the Covid-19 pandemic, Union MoS for finance Pankaj Chaudury informed Mizoram's lone Lok Sabha member C.. IndiaTimes - Published on March 14, 2023
West Bengal DA hike update: 'Won't give hike even if they chop my head off' says CM Mamata Banerjee As West Bengal government employees are calling for a hike in the Dearness Allowance, CM Mamata Banerjee has made it clear the that the state cannot give any DA hike. DNA - Published on March 7, 2023