The dearness allowance for employees and pensioners is estimated on the basis of the latest Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers, which is released by the Labour Bureau every month.
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Dearness allowance for the Central government employees is worked out on the basis of the latest Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers brought out by the Labour Bureau every month.
The central government is likely to increase the dearness allowance (DA) for its over one crore employees and pensioners by three percentage points to 45 per cent from the existing 42 per cent as per the agreed formula for the purpose. Presently, over one crore central government employees and pensioners are getting a 42 per cent dearness allowance.