DA Hike July : Hello friends, a new news has come out for the central employees as well as pensioners, about which we are going to give information today. This news is related to the increase in dearness allowance.
According to the report, information has come to the fore that there is every possibility of an increase of three to four percent in the dearness allowance effective from July 2025. The increase is going to be as per the guidelines of the Seventh Pay Commission.
Along with this, lakhs of central government employees and pensioners are going to benefit from this. This policy of the central government is to review the dearness allowance twice a year, first in the month of January and second in the month of July. If we talk about the present time, the dearness allowance is running at 55% and after the increase it will go up to 58%.
Calculation of Dearness Allowance
I would like to inform you that the calculation of dearness allowance is done on the basis of All India Consumer Price Index, which is a scientific as well as transparent method. In March 2025, the index was at the level of 143 and by the month of May 2025, it has increased to 144.
The increase shows that inflation is increasing a lot in the country. Its effect is directly visible on the pockets of the common people. On the basis of this index, the government decides how much dearness allowance is necessary to be provided to the employees.
Date and procedure for declaration of estimate
Friends, I would like to tell you that the increase in dearness allowance is going to be affected from July 2025, but according to the information received from the media report, the official announcement is being estimated 99.9% to happen in the month of September 2025 or in the month of October 2025. This is the mirror of the government process, which is the first data analysis done here.
After this, the concerned department is consulted and the cabinet approves it and only after that the announcement is made. The delay is a cause of trouble for the employees but it ensures that all the calculators are correct as well as accurate.
As soon as the announcement is made, the payment of dearness allowance will be made with retrospective effect. This means that the employees will also be given the arrears which will be for the period from July till the announcement. This type of arrangement protects the interest of the employee and ensures that the full compensation for inflation is given to them. Cabinet approval is an important process, it involves assessment of the financial impact.
