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%”.
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