7th CPC DA Calculation
DA Order July 2023 for Central Govt Employees
The Dearness Allowance for Central Government Employees and Dearness Relief for Pensioners to get 46% with 4% increase in existing rate of DA 42% (42% + 4% = 46%) from July 2023 [DA Order July 2023 PDF…]
DA Order Jan 2023 for Central Govt Employees
The Dearness Allowance for Central Government Employees and Dearness Relief for Pensioners to get 42% with 4% increase in existing rate of DA 38% (34% + 4% = 38%) from January 2023 [DA Order Jan 2023 PDF…]
38% DA Order for Central Govt Employees wef 01.07.2022 – Finmin Orders 2022
As per the AICPIN statistical data, the central government employees dearness allowance (DA) in July 2022 will be expect to increase by 4%. The Dearness Allowance for Central Government Employees and Dearness Relief for Pensioners DA is confirm at 38% with 4% increase in existing rate of DA 34%. [Click to Read More…]
18 Months DA arrears Latest News 2022
NC JCM Staff on DA Latest News: Payment of Dearness Allowance/Dearness Relief w.e.f. 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and 01.01.2021 with the arrears – NC JCM Staff side secretary writes to the Cabinet Secretary. [Click to Read More…]
How to Calculate DA in Salary for Central Government Employees?
The current rate of Dearness allowance multiply with basic salary of the central govt employee is Dearness allowance. For example, the existing rate of DA percentage is 21%, if your basic salary is Rs. 18000. The DA is (18000 x 21) /100. The Dearness allowance is revised two times in a year between January and July.
DA Calculation Formula for Central Govt Employees?
Dearness Allowance = (Average of AICPIN for the past 12 months – Fitment Factor) x 100 / Fitment Factor
DA Percentage = (12 Monthly Average of AICPIN) – 261.42) / 261.42 x 100 (ignore decimals)
New DA Calculation Formula:
- AICPIN 12 Month Total : 340 + 342 + 344 + 345 + 347 + 350 + 353 + 354 + 355 + 359 + 362 + 361 = 4212
- 12 Month Average of AICPIN: 4212/12 = 351.00
- DA Formula Over 261.42: (351.00-261.42) / 261.42 * 100 = 34.26 (ignore decimals)
- Approximate DA Percentage: 34%
AICPIN – Expected DA Calculation for Central Government Employees and Pensioners
Basic Pay + DA Calculation Sheet
Basic Salary plus Dearness Allowance Calculation Sheet
| Pay Matrix Level | Basic Salary | Current DA 38% |
| Pay Level – 1 | 18000 | Rs. 6840 |
| Pay Level – 2 | 19900 | Rs. 7562 |
| Pay Level – 3 | 21700 | Rs. 8246 |
| Pay Level – 4 | 25500 | Rs. 9690 |
| Pay Level – 5 | 29200 | Rs. 11096 |
| Pay Level – 6 | 35400 | Rs. 13452 |
| Pay Level – 7 | 44900 | Rs. 17062 |
| Pay Level – 8 | 47600 | Rs. 18088 |
| Pay Level – 9 | 53100 | Rs. 20178 |
| Pay Level – 10 | 56100 | Rs. 21318 |
| Pay Level – 11 | 67700 | Rs. 25726 |
| Pay Level – 12 | 78800 | Rs. 29944 |
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There was another crucial change that the 6th CPC made. it recommended that the Reference Base Index be changed from 306.33. As a result, 115.76 became the new Reference Base Index from 01.01.2006 onwards.
Will the 7th CPC introduce a new CPI (IW)? Or will it bring about changes in the Reference Base Index? This is something that everybody wants to know.
7th CPC’s Recommendations on Dearness Allowance
The calculation method that was recommended by the 6th Pay Commission was radically different from the ones suggested by all the previous Pay Commissions.
Dearness Allowance, which was increasing by 1 or 2% until the 5th Pay Commission suddenly shot up to double-digit numbers. Until the 5th CPC, the All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers 1982 = 100 was used for calculating dearness allowance. From the 6th Pay Commission onwards, CPI (IW) 2001 = 100 was used for calculating the DA.
There was another crucial change that the 6th CPC made. it recommended that the Reference Base Index be changed from 306.33. As a result, 115.76 became the new Reference Base Index from 01.01.2006 onwards.
The 7th CPC report says, The Commission assuming that the rate of Dearness Allowance would be 125 percent at the time of implementation of the new pay.
The Dearness Allowance (DA) is paid to Central Government employees to adjust the cost of living and to protect their Basic Pay from erosion in the real value on account of inflation. Presently, DA is based on the All India Consumer Price Index (Industrial Workers).
The JCM-Staff Side has suggested that the existing formula for the calculation of DA may continue.
Analysis and Recommendations: The VI CPC had recommended that the National Statistical Commission may be asked to explore the possibility of a specific survey covering government employees exclusively, so as to construct a consumption basked representative of government employees and formulate a separate index. This has, however, not been done.
Keeping in mind that the present formulation of DA has worked well over the years, and there are no demands for its alteration, the Commission recommends continuance of the existing formula and methodology for calculating the Dearness Allowance.
The prices of all items have been sourced from Labor Bureau, Shimla. These prices are used in the calculation of the CPI (IW) and subsequently the calculation of Dearness Allowance. In the current exercise the prices of all items are for the period July 2014-June 2015 and have been used in the calculation of DA at 119 percent operative from 01.07.2015.