DA Orders

Dearness Allowance Rates (DA Rates)

Effective Rates Rates of DA  Order Effective Rates Rates of DA  Order
01.01.1996 0% DA OM 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 DA OM
01.01.2000 38% DA OM
01.07.2000 41% 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  Order Effective Rates Rates of DA  Order
01.07.2004 14% DA OM 01.07.2006 29% DA OM
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
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  Order Effective Rates Rates of DA  Order
01.01.2006 0% DA OM 01.07.2010 45% DA OM
01.07.2006 2% DA OM 01.01.2011 51% DA OM
01.01.2007 6% DA OM 01.07.2011 58% DA OM
01.07.2007 9% DA OM 01.01.2012 65% DA OM
01.01.2008 12% DA OM 01.07.2012 72% DA OM
01.07.2008 16% DA OM 01.01.2013 80% DA OM
01.01.2009 22% DA OM 01.07.2013 90% DA OM
01.07.2009 27% DA OM 01.01.2014 100% DA OM
01.01.2010 35% DA OM 01.07.2014 107% DA OM
01.01.2015 113% DA OM 01.07.2015 119% DA OM
01.01.2016 125% DA OM
The Central Government had merged 125% of the Dearness Allowance (DA) with the basic pay w.e.f. 01.01.2016 on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission and 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  Order Effective Rates Rates of DA  Order
01.07.2016 2% DA OM
01.01.2017 4% DA OM
01.07.2017 5% DA OM
01.01.2018 7% DA OM
01.07.2018 9% DA OM
01.01.2019 12% DA OM
01.07.2019 17% DA OM
01.07.2021 28% DA OM
01.07.2021 31% DA OM