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Dearness Allowance Rates (DA Rates)
Effective Rates

Rates of DA

01.01.1996

0%

DA OM

Effective Rates

Rates of DA

01.01.2001

43%

DA OM

01.07.1996

4%

DA OM

01.07.2001

45%

DA OM

01.01.1997

8%

DA OM

01.01.2002

49%

DA OM

01.07.1997

13%

DA OM

01.07.2002

52%

DA OM

01.01.1998

16%

DA OM

01.01.2003

55%

01.07.1998

22%

DA OM

01.07.2003

59%

01.01.1999

32%

DA OM

01.01.2004

61%

01.07.1999

37%

DA OM

01.03.2004

DA Merger

01.01.2000

38%

DA OM

01.07.2000

41%

DA OM

DA OM

The Central Government had merged 50% of the Dearness Allowance (DA) with the basic pay w.e.f.
01.04.2004 and the Dearness Allowance continued to be calculated with reference to the AICPI (IW) average
as on 1st January, 1996 of 306.33 without changing the index base consequent to the merger. Accordingly,
Dearness Allowance (DA) at following rates were sanctioned from 01.07.2004 till 01.07.2007.
Effective Rates

Rates of DA

Effective Rates

Rates of DA

01.07.2004

14%

DA OM

01.07.2006

29%

01.01.2005

17%

DA OM

01.01.2007

35%

DA OM

01.07.2005

21%

DA OM

01.07.2007

41%

DA OM

01.01.2006

24%

DA OM

01.01.2008

47%

DA OM

01.07.2008

54%

DA OM

DA OM

The Central Government on the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission had decided that the
Dearness Allowance (DA) admissible to all categories of Central Government employees shall be at the
following rates.
Effective Rates

Rates of DA

01.01.2006

0%

Effective Rates

Rates of DA

DA OM

01.01.2010

35%

DA OM
DA OM

01.07.2006

2%

DA OM

01.07.2010

45%

01.01.2007

6%

DA OM

01.01.2011

51%

DA OM

01.07.2007

9%

DA OM

01.07.2011

58%

DA OM

01.01.2008

12%

DA OM

01.01.2012

65%

DA OM

01.07.2008

16%

DA OM

01.07.2012

72%

DA OM

01.01.2009

22%

DA OM

01.07.2009

27%

DA OM

DA (Dearness Allowance) Calculation Based on AICPIN

The expected All India Consumer Price Index number (AICPIN) for Industrial Workers (Base 2001=100) for the
month of December 2011 has already been released by Statistical Department. Based on this AICPIN index,
expected DA (Dearness Allowance) percentage for 1st January 2012 is calculated.
Month & Year

AICPIN
Sanctioned by
DA Percentage
(B.Y. 2000 = 100)
Govt.

January 2006
June
July 2006

Govt. Orders

0%

DA OM

2%

DA OM

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December 2006

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127

6.18

130

9.64

January 2007
June 2007
July 2007
December 2007

134

12.95

January 2008

134

13.45

February 2008

135

13.96

March 2008

137

14.68

April 2008

138

15.39

May 2008

139

16.12

June 2008

140

16.84

July 2008

143

17.63

August 2008

145

18.50

September 2008

146

19.43

October 2008

148

20.44

November 2008

148

21.44

December 2008

147

22.38

January 2009

148

23.39

February 2009

148

24.32

March 2009

148

25.12

April 2009

150

25.98

May 2009

151

26.84

June 2009

153

27.78

July 2009

160

29.00

August 2009

162

30.23

September 2009

163

31.45

October 2009

165

32.67

November 2009

168

34.11

December 2009

169

35.70

January 2010

172

37.42

February 2010

170

39.01

March 2010

170

40.59

April 2010

170

42.03

May 2010

172

44.91

June 2010

174

45.06

July 2010

178

46.35

August 2010

178

47.50

September 2010

179

48.65

October 2010

181

49.81

November 2010

182

50.81

December 2010

185

51.97

January 2011

188

53.12

February 2011

185

54.20

March 2011

185

55.28

April 2011

186

56.43

May 2011

187

57.51

June 2011

189

58.59

July 2011

193

59.67

August 2011

194

60.82

September 2011

197

62.12

October 2011

198

63.34

November 2011

199

64.56

December 2011

197

65.43

January 2012

198

66.15

February 2012

199

67.15

March 2012

201

68.31

April 2012

205

69.67

6%

DA OM

9%

DA OM

12%

DA OM

16%

DA OM

22%

DA OM

27%

DA OM

35%

DA OM

45%

DA OM

51%

DA OM

58%

DA OM

65%

DA OM

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206

71.04

June 2012

208

72.41

July 2012

212

73.78

August 2012

214

75.22

September 2012

215

76.51

October 2012

217

77.88

November 2012

218

79.25

December 2012

219

80.83

January 2013

221

82.49

February 2013

223

84.22

March 2013

224

85.87

April 2013

226

87.38

May 2013

228

88.97

June 2013

231

90.62

July 2013

235

92.28

August 2013

237

93.94

September 2013

238

95.59

October 2013

241

97.25

November 2014

243

98.06

72%

DA OM

80%

DA OM

90%

DA OM

December 2015

How to calculate % of increase in DA (Dearness Allowance)?

DA (Dearness Allowance) = (Average of AICPIN for the past 12 months 115.76)*100/115.76

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