DA Hike Update: Central government employees and pensioners may get great news before Diwali. The increase in dearness allowance for July-December 2025 can be announced before Diwali.
DA Hike Latest Update: The news that 1 crore people were waiting for has arrived. The decision to increase the salary and pension of central employees has come out. A big update has come regarding the dearness allowance (DA) of central employees. It is reported that the dearness allowance for July-December will be announced around Diwali, that is, the signs of Diwali gift this year have already been received. Let us tell you that central employees are eagerly waiting for the DA hike.
When will DA increase?
Central government employees and pensioners may get good news before Diwali. The increase in dearness allowance for July-December 2025 can be announced before Diwali. Under the Seventh Pay Commission, dearness allowance is fixed every six months for central employees, which is calculated according to the fixed formula and inflation rate.
How much will dearness allowance increase
Although no official information has been revealed about this, but if sources are to be believed, this time there may be a 3 percent increase in dearness allowance. With this increase in dearness allowance, the DA of central employees can increase from 55 percent to 58 percent. Earlier in January 2025, the government had increased the DA by 2 percent from 53 to 55 percent. Let us tell you that according to the data released by the Labor Bureau, the CPI-IW of June 2025 was 145. At the same time, the average index of 12 months from July 2024 to June 2025 is 143.6. In such a situation, this time a 3 percent increase in DA was announced.
How much will the salary increase due to DA hike
The increase in dearness allowance will directly benefit the salary increase. There will be a big increase in salary. To understand by example, if the basic salary is Rs 40000 and DA increases by 3%, then the salary will increase by Rs 1,200 every month. Due to the increase in DA, travel allowance and house rent allowance will also increase.
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