DA Hike– Government employees can get a big gift from the government before Diwali. Government employees have been waiting for DA Hike for a long time. If media reports are to be believed, the government can increase dearness allowance before Diwali.With the increase in dearness allowance, salary also increases.
How much will the dearness allowance increase?
If media reports are to be believed, this time dearness allowance can increase by 3% to 4%. Currently, dearness allowance is recorded at 55%. According to this, dearness allowance can be 58% or 59%. Now let us know how much salary can increase according to this.
How much will the salary increase?
There may be an increase of Rs 540 in the basic salary i.e. Rs 18 thousand and an increase of Rs 270 in the basic pension i.e. Rs 9000. The final decision regarding this will be taken by the Cabinet between September and October.
How is dearness allowance determined?
A formula related to CPI-IW is used to calculate dearness allowance. If there is an increase in AICPI-IW, it means that dearness allowance will also increase. On the other hand, if there is a decline in it, then dearness allowance will decrease.
How much is AICPI-IW increasing?
If we believe the data received from the website of Labour Bureau, then an increase in it has been seen since March. In March 2025, CPI-IW was recorded at 143, then in April 2025 it was recorded at 143.5. After this, in May 2025, it increased by 0.5 to 144.
What is dearness allowance?
To deal with rising inflation, every employee is given dearness allowance along with basic salary. It is revised twice every year. The amount of increase or decrease in it is decided on the basis of the current inflation. CPI-IW data is taken to calculate it.