DA Latest Update– Will DA increase more than before in July? 

DA Latest Update– The hike in dearness allowance in July will be the last increase under the 7th Pay Commission. Due to the new inflation rate data, it is expected that this increase in dearness allowance may be more than before. The Dearness Allowance/Relief – DA/DR given to central employees and pensioners for the period July-December 2025 is now likely to increase more than before.

Due to the rise in AICPI-IW (All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers) in March and April 2025, it is expected that DA can reach around 57.95%, i.e. an increase of 3% is possible from July 2025.

The last DA hike of 7th Pay Commission will be implemented from July 2025

This time the central employees and pensioners are hopeful that the DA installment to be received from July will be better than January-June 2025. Let us tell you that the government had increased the DA by 2% for January-June 2025 and at present it is 55%.

Since the 7th Pay Commission is ending on December 31, 2025, this will be the last DA revision that will be done under the current pay commission. DA for the second half of the year 2025 is to be implemented from July 1, 2025, but its official announcement is usually made in October or November around Diwali.

Meanwhile, in April 2025, an increase of 0.5 points has been registered in the AICPI-IW index, due to which the employees have increased their hopes of a good increase in DA. The AICPI-IW index rose to 143.5 in April 2025, while it was 143.2 in January 2025. This is the second consecutive month when the index has seen an increase.

There was a decline in January and February, but in March 2025 the index increased by 0.2 points to 143.0. Although it was slightly lower than January, it is still considered a positive sign because a continuous decline was seen from November 2024 to February 2025.

How much will the figures of May and June increase DA

The figures released in March and April indicate that DA may be around 57.95%, but the figures for two more months – May and June 2025 – are still pending. It will depend on this how much DA will be increased from July 2025.