Payment of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees — Revised rates effective from 01.01.2013

Government of India

Ministry of Railways

(Railway Board)

S.No.PC-VI/315

No. PC-VI/2008/1/7/2/1

RBE No.38 /2013

New Delhi, dated 26/04/2013

The GMs/CAO(R),

All Indian Railways & Production Units

(as per mailing list)

Sub: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees — Revised rates effective from 01.01.2013.

Please refer to this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 03.10.2012 (S.No PC-VI/303, RBE No.112/2012) on the subject mentioned above. The President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Railway employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 72% to 80% with effect from 1st January, 2013.

2. The provisions contained in Paras 3, 4 & 5 of this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 09.09.2008 (S.No.PC-VI/3, RBE No 106/2008) shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.

3. The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all railway employees. The arrears may be charged to the salary bill and no honorarium is payable for preparing separate bill for this purpose.

4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

sd/-

(Hari Krishan)

Director, Pay Commission II

Railway Board

Source : www.indianrailways.gov.in

[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in]

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Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees – Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2013

No. 1(2)/2013-E.II(B)

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi.

Dated: 25th April, 2013.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees – Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2013.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s Office Memorandum No.1(8)/2012-E-II (B) dated 28° September, 2012 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 72% to 80% with effect from 1 January, 2013.

2. The provisions contained in paras 3, 4 and 5 of this Ministry’s O.M. No. 1(3)/2008-E-II(B) dated 29th August, 2008 shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.

3. The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all Central Government employees.

4. These orders shall also apply to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates and the expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant head of the Defence Services Estimates. In regard to Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees, separate orders will be issued by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Railways, respectively.

5. In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

6. The Hindi version of this O.M. is also attached.

(K.R. Sharma)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

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Grant of Dearness Allowance to Work-charged employees from January 2013

GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN 

FINANCE DEPARTMENT 

(RULES DIVISION) 

No. F. 14(14)FD(Rules)12006 

Jaipur, dated : 1 9 APR 2013

ORDER 

Sub:- Grant of Dearness Allowance to Work-charged employees. 

The Governor is pleased to order that the existing rate of Dearness Allowance payable, to the work-charged employees governed under the Rajasthan Public Works Department (B&R) including Gardens, Irrigation, Land Development (Programme), PHED, CAD Chambal Department, Kota, Ayurved and Forest Department Work charged Employees Service Rules, 1964 or under corresponding provisions of standing orders, where such employees are governed by specific standing orders and are drawing pay in the running pay bands and grade pays prescribed under the Rajasthan Work-charged Employees (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 shall be revised from 72% to 80% with effect from 01.01.2013. 

The term ‘Pay’ for the purpose of calculation of Dearness Allowance shall be the basic pay i.e. sum of pay in running pay band and grade pay drawn. 

The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involving fraction of 50 paisa and above may be rounded oft to the next higher rupee and the fraction of less than 50 paisa may be ignored. 

The amount of increase in Dearness Allowance for the period from 01.01.2013 to 31.03.2013 shall be credited to the General Provident Fund Account of the respective employees and cash payment shall be admissible from 01.04.2013 i.e. salary for the month of April, 2013 payable on 01.05.2013. 

By order of the Governor, 

(Akhil Arora) 

Secretary, Finance (Budget) 

source ;Finance Rajasthan .gov.in

order link : http://finance.rajasthan.gov.in/RULES/F14(14)-19.04.2013.pdf

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Grant of Dearness Relief to State Government Pensioners from January 2013

GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN 

FINANCE DEPARTMENT 

(RULES DIVISION) 

No.F.12(4)FD(Rules)12008 

Jaipur, dated: 19th April 2013

ORDER 

Subject: - Grant of Dearness Relief to State Government Pensioners. 

The Governor is pleased to order that the existing rate of Dearness Relief sanctioned vide Finance Department Order of even number dated 27.09.2012 to the State Government Pensioners who are in receipt of superannuation, retiring, invalid, compensation, family and extra ordinary pension etc. shall be revised from 72% to 80°/9 with effect from 01 .01 .2013. 

For the purpose of this order - 

(i) Pension/Family Pension in the case of pre-Ol .09.2006 retirees and where Family Pension was sanctioned prior to 01.09.2006, means the Consolidated Pension or Consolidated Family Pension, as the case may be, effective from 01.09.2006 in terms of Finance Department Memorandum No. F.12(3)FD(Rules)/ 2008 dated 12.09.2008. 

(ii) In the case of pensioners who retire from service on or after 01 .09.2006 or where family pension is sanctioned for the first time on or after 01 .09.2006. Pension/Family Pension means the Basic Pension/Basic Family Pension, as the case may be, in terms of Finance Department Notification No. F.12(3)FD(Rules)/2008 dated 12.09.2008. 

(iii) Dearness Relief will also be admissible on the additional quantum of pension / family pension allowed to the pensioners who have attained the age of 80 years and above. 

(iv) Payment of Dearness Relief involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee. 

(v) Other provisions governing grant of dearness relief to pensioners’ such as regulation of dearness relief during employment/re-employment, regulation of dearness relief where more than one pension is drawn etc., will remain unchanged. 

(vi) This order shall also be applicable in case of Pensioners/Family Pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension. 

(vii) This order shall not be applicable in case of Old Age Pensions, Political Pensions or any other kind of similar pensions, which are not related to the service rendered under Government. 

(viii) Dearness Relief at revised rates as above would also be admissible to pensioners who retired/retire from service of Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad and whose Pension Payment Orders have been issued by the Director, Local Fund Audit 

Department or Director, Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare Department, Rajasthan, Jaipur. 

By order of the Governor, 

(Akhil Arora) 

Secretary, Finance (Budget) 

source : Finance Rajasthan gov.in

order link : http://finance.rajasthan.gov.in/RULES/F12(4)-19.04.2013.pdf

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Grant of Dearness Allowance to State Government employees from January 2013

Grant of Dearness Allowance to State Government employees. 

GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN 

FINANCE DEPARTMENT 

(RULES DIVISION) 

No. F. 6(1)FD(Rules)12008 Jaipur, dated: 19 APR 2013 

ORDER 

Sub:- Grant of Dearness Allowance to State Government employees. 

The Governor is pleased to order that the existing rate of Dearness Allowance payable to the State Government employees, drawing pay in Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008, under Finance Department Order No., F.6(1)FD(Rules)/2008 dated 27.09.2012 shall be revised from 72% to 80% with effect from 01.01.2013. 

The term ‘Pay’ for the purpose of calculation of Dearness Allowance shall be the Basic Pay i.e. sum of pay in running pay band and grade pay drawn and shall not include any other type(s) of pay like Special Pay or Personal Pay, etc. 

The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involving fraction of 50 paisa and above may be rounded off to the next higher rupee and the fraction of less than 50 paisa may be ignored. 

The amount of increase in Dearness Allowance for the period from 01.01.2013 to 31.03.2013 shall be credited to the General Provident Fund Account of the respective employees and cash payment shall be admissible from 01 .04.2013 i.e. salary for the month of April, 2013 payable on 01:05.2013. 

The arrear of DA from 01.01.2013 to 31.03.2013 to the employees recruited to the Civil Services on or after 01.01.2004 and who are governed by Contributory Pension Scheme, shall be paid in cash. 

By order the Governor, 

(Akhil Arora)

Secretary, Finance (Budget) 

source : http://finance.rajasthan.gov.in/

order : http://finance.rajasthan.gov.in/RULES/F6(1)-19.04.2013.pdf

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Dearness Allowance 80% With Effect From 01-01-2013 –Approved By Central Government

Dearness Allowance 80% With Effect From 01-01-2013 –Approved By Central Government

          The Union Cabinet today in its meeting, gave its approval to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 1.1.2013  representing an increase of 8% over the existing rate of 72% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise. The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission.

           Necessary order for increasing Dearness Allowance will be issued by Finance Ministry soon. The resultant arrears amount on account of the increased Dearness Allowance for the month of January , Febraury and March will be paid to central government employees by the respective Ministry/Department after the issuance of the order for granting dearness allowance by  Ministry of Finance .

source : http://www.gservants.com/2013/04/18/dearness-allowance-80-with-effect-from-01-01-2013-approved-by-central-government/

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Cabinet may consider hiking dearness allowance by 8% today

The Union Cabinet is likely to consider today a proposal to hike the dearness allowance (DA) by 8 per cent to 80 per cent of the basic pay for all central government employees, sources said.

But, with Finance Minister P Chidambaram in Washington, there is a possibility the decision on the matter may be deferred.

The decision has been pending before the Cabinet for about a month now, as Mr Chidambaram has been travelling and not been able to attend Cabinet meetings in the past few weeks.

The move, if approved, will benefit about 50 lakh serving employees and 30 lakh pensioners.

The government had raised the DA by 7 per cent in September last year to 72 per cent of the basic pay, effective July 1, 2012.

The government periodically hikes the DA which is linked to the consumer price index (CPI) for industrial workers.

source : profit.ndtv.com

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Confederation Calls For A Strong Protest Against The Inordinate Delay In Granting 8% Da To Cg Employees By Government

The Confederation of Central Government employees and workers has decided to hold protest demonstration on 23rd April 2013 against the delay in granting dearness allowance . Also it writes letter to Prime Minister to Grant dearness allowance immediately.

CONFEDERATION OF

CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS

A-2/95, Manishinath Bhawan, Rajouri Garden,New Delhi-110 027

Website:www.confederationhq.blogspot.com.

Email:Confederation06@Yahoo.co.in

 Tel: 011-2510 5324:  Mobile: 98110 48303

No. Conf/27 /2013 - Dated 17th April 2013

Comrades,

DELAY IN GRANT OF DA - HOLD PROTEST DEMONSTRATION ON 23RD APRIL 2013

            Since the implementation of the recommendations of the 4th central pay commission in 1986, the Dearness Allowance (DA) is paid in two six-monthly installments – in March and September of every year. The practice followed since then is that the order granting DA to government employees is issued in March and September itself.

            This time the practice in force since 1986 is violated. Our enquiries with concerned Ministries informed us that the file is already moved for Cabinet approval. But it is nearly a month now. The cabinet has found no time to take a decision on this.

            This naturally is quiet disturbing, especially in the time of galloping price line. The employees have, in the past, fought bitterly for grant of DA and the 3rd CPC gave a definite formula for DA in the aftermath of the one day strike on 19th September 1968. We cannot allow the hard won DA to be tampered with.

            Confederation has written to Prime Minister conveying the disquiet amongst the amongst the employees over the inordinate delay in the grant of additional installment of DA due from 1st January 2013 and urging the Prime Minister to take immediate steps to assuage the feelings of the employees. Copy of the letter is given along with this Circular.

            The Secretariat of Confederation therefore calls upon every affiliate as well as State Committee of Confederation to organise lunch hour demonstration in the work place on 23rd April 2013, Tuesday and send the following telegram to the Prime Minister of India.

            Text of Telegram: EMPLOYEES AGITATED OVER DELAY IN GRANT OF DA, URGE TO EXPEDITE ISSUANCE OF ORDERS.

            Each affiliate and State Committee of Confederation may send a detailed report on implementation of the programme in their organisation/state to the Confederation CHQ.

            With greetings

Yours fraternally

Sd/-

(KKN Kutty)

Secretary General

CONFEDERATION OF

CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS

A-2/95, Manishinath Bhawan, Rajouri Garden,New Delhi-110 027

Website:www.confederationhq.blogspot.com.

Email:Confederation06@Yahoo.co.in

 Tel: 011-2510 5324:  Mobile: 98110 48303

17th April 2013

Dr Manmohan Singh,

Hon'ble Prime Minister of India

South Block,

New Delhi – 110001

Sir,

            Subject: Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Govt Employees and Officers – Reg.

            I am to invite your kind attention to the delay in the grant of additional installment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and officers and the consternation it is causing amongst the employees.

            It would be apt to point out here that since the implementation of the 4th CPC recommendations with effect from 1st January 1986, the Dearness Allowance is paid to Central Government employees in two six monthly installments – along with the salary for March and September every year. The 5th and 6th CPCs also recommended the same principle for payment of additional installments of DA and since then the order granting additional installment of Dearness Allowance is being issued well in advance honouring the recommendations.

            The Central Government Employees were expecting the announcement of grant of additional installment of Dearness Allowance (8 % with effect from 1st January 2013) and Office Memorandum on that in the month of March 2013 itself. The delay of more than a month has led to disquiet amongst the employees.

            I shall be thankful if the fears of the central government of employees are allayed by immediately releasing the additional instalment of Dearness Allowance with effect from 1st January 2013 without any further delay.

            Thanking you in anticipation,

Yours faithfully

Sd/-

(KKN Kutty)

Secretary General

source : confederationhq.blogspot.in

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The decision on Dearness Allowance will be declared only after the Finance Minister’s arrival?!

The decision on Dearness Allowance will be declared only after the Finance Minister’s arrival?!

It is really surprising that, even after the prescribed month by 6CPC to announce the Dearness Allowance passed, the central government yet to decide the rate of dearness allowance to be paid to central government employees from January 2013. Almost all the central government employees news websites have written more than enough about the rate and timing of announcing the Dearness allowance payable to central government employees with effect from 1st January 2013.

 On 2nd April 2013, Some Established News websites informed that the 8% dearness allowance likely to be approved by cabinet committee that day ie on April 02, 2013. But at the end of the cabinet meeting it had been informed that decision on hiking dearness allowance deferred as the Finance Minister was not present. At that time the Finance Minister P Chidambaram was on an official visit to Japan. According to this claim, it is now very much clear that if FM is not present in the Cabinet committee meeting , the fate of DA will not be decided.

Now according to the PIB release dated 13-4-2013 , The Union Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram left for one week two nation tour to Canada and USA on Sunday,14th April, 2013. The Finance Minister will leave for the back home on 20th April, 2013 and will arrive in the national capital on the early morning of 22nd April, 2013.

Now it can be claimed that the decision on Dearness Allowance will be declared only after the Finance Minister’s arrival. So the central government employees may have to wait for one more week to get the result for 8% hike in dearness allowance from January 2013. 

SOURCE : gservants.com

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DA from January 2013 : Central Govt. employees have to wait for a few more days for Dearness Allowance

Central staff have to wait for D.A

Central Govt. employees have to wait for a few more days for Dearness Allowance. The P.M is currently on a tour to Germany and cabinet meeting is most likely to be on the next week. The approval of D.A. from January 2013 is already delayed for some weeks for different reasons.

There is strong rumors that due to possible merger, the decision is being delayed but we could not ascertain the news from any reliable source so far. It is not expected that in the present financial situation, Govt. will not like to take additional burden of merging D.A., when there is specific negative recommendation of sixth CPC in this aspect.

The D.A. due from 1.1.2013 is 8% and it will take the total to 80%.

As the P.M. is on a three days visit to abroad and to be in home within this weekend, the cabinet meeting is likely to be in the next week. Till then, the employees have to wait, keeping their finger crossed.

Most of the state Govt. follow central D.A. pattern, so the state employees are also looking towards Delhi.

Source : paycommissionupdate.blogspot.in

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Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government Employees and Pensioners - AIRF to Finance Minister

DA from Jan 2013 : Two decades before, the trade unions are used to protest and demonstrate struggles to pressurize the government to declare the dearness allowance. Now we are back to the same old bad days. The same old days are coming back now. The trade union federations gave enough time to the government and waited patiently. Since the announcement for the payment of Dearness Allowance is being delayed ,the All India Railwaymen’s Federation writes to Finance Minister and demanded to declare it immediately. The copy of the letter is reproduced here..

All India Railwaymen’s Federation

No.AIRF/13

Dated: April 9, 2013

Shri P.Chidambaram,

Hon’ble Finance Minister,

Ministry of Finance.

(Government of India)

North Block,

New Delhi.

Dear Sir,

Sub: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government Employees and Pensioners

It is very unfortunate that the announcement for the payment of Dearness Allowance is being delayed badly and is creating lots of frustration among the Central Government Employees as well as Pensioners. Particularly Railway Employees, who are the prime mover of the wheel of the development and growth of the nation, they also feel frustrated because of inordinate delay in the announcement for the payment of Dearness by the Government of India (Ministry of Finance).

In this connection, it is worth-mentioning that, it has never happened ¡n the past so many years when payment of Dearness Allowance has not been announced before 31st March.

All India Railwaymen’s Federation, representing more than 13 lakh Railwaymen as well lakhs of Central Government Employees and Pensioners (through the NC/JCM), strongly protests against the delay in announcement of Dearness Allowance and demands that it should be announced immediately to avoid any confrontation.

sd/-

(Shiva Gopal Mishra)

General Secretary

&

Member NC/JCM(Staff Side)

Source : AIRF

Via : gservants.com

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Let us hope the DA for January 2013 will be announced very shortly..

Let us hope the DA for January 2013 will be announced very shortly..

and move on to Expected dearness allowance from July 2013

It is really unfortunate that at the time of discussing about the rate of dearness allowance from July 2013, expectation on dearness allowance from January 2013 is not fulfilled even now. Actually the additional amount, that the central government employees may get, on account of hike in dearness allowance from January 2013 apart from their regular pay is not at all a matter for the people those who are dealing with lakhs and crores. But it is indeed a matter for 50 lakh central government employees and pensioners, In order to deal with abnormal price rise; they have no other option than expecting dearness allowance to be increased. It is expected that the central government has reached the saturation point and it has no other go than to announce it as soon as possible. Let us hope the dearness allowance supposed to be increased by 8% from 1st  January 2013′  will be announced very shortly.

At this juncture it is very hard to move on to the topic of dearness allowance from July 2013. But there is a saying.. “Sometimes It is very hard to move on, once you move on, you will realize it was the best decision you ever made” . So Let us move on to the topic of expected dearness allowance from July 2013.

As we all know that the Average AICPIN for Industrial Workers starting from the month of July 2012 to June 2013 determines the rate of dearness allowance to increased from 1st July 2013.

Let us see the All India consumer price Index numbers published by Labour Bureau website till date from July 2012

Month,	AICPIN-IW
July 2012,	212
August 2012,	214
September 2012,	215
October 2012	217
November 2012,	218
December 2012	219
January 2013	221
February 2013	223
March 2013	to be pulished
April 2013	to be published
May 2013	to be published
June 2013	to be published

The AICPIN for the last four months are yet to be published. According to the 8 months average of AICPIN , if the same trend continues up to June 2013, the dearness allowance to be increased from 1st July 2013 will be around 9% to 10%. So it is estimated from the above AICPIN position that expected increase in dearness allowance will be around 9% to 10%

source : gservants.com

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Dearness Allowance is not only for Central Government employees ..!

Dearness Allowance is not only for Central Government employees ..!

The announcement on Dearness Allowance is expected by central and state government employees thirstily!

It is a practice which has been followed till now that once in six months, according to the price index ,the rate of DA is being granted in the month of march and September for govt servants. It is not only now, the interest to know the rate of dearness allowance to be granted twice in a year has been there for the past several years.

Even before 20 years , the govt servants used to buy the monthly called ‘Swamy’s News’ eagarly and share the things they read in the book with others and debated on it.

Now it is quit natural that people forget the periodicals, monthly magazines that brings last month’s issues in this modern world in which information technology developed a lot and people have the facility to know the facts in and around the world immediately and share their thoughts through social media.

It is not right thinking that DA is a matter belongs to only the Central Government employees those who are around 50 Lakhs including Pensioners. Actually they are the reference points for entire state government employees and pensioners except very few states and their numerical strength may be beyond crores. Whatever the rate of DA offered for central government employees, the state governments have no other go than to follow it.

The announcement on Dearness Allowance from January 2013 expected by central and state government employees and pensioners has been getting delayed is making unnecessary embracement. It is believed that not happened like this before. Let us hope that there will not be further delay and it will be announced in next cabinet meeting positively.

source : ekanews

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DEARNESS ALLOWANCE INCREASE BY 8% - WILL GET ITS APPROVAL FROM GOVERNMENT TODAY?

DEARNESS ALLOWANCE  INCREASE BY  8%  - WILL GET ITS APPROVAL FROM  GOVERNMENT  TODAY?

Amidst of very busy schedule with so many activities to day,Can the Government  able to spare some time on taking decision ragarding releasing of additional installment of Dearness Allowance for central Government employees with effect from 1st  January 2013?.

As the Cabinet committee on Economic Affairs has already met on 18-03-2013, the possibilities of holding  another meeting in the same week are very  less. But the current session of parliament is going to be concluded on tomorrow as per the schedule, it seems that the Government may consider to take a decision on increasing dearness allowance for central government employees positively in a day or two.

Source: gservants.com

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Expected Dearness Allowance from January 2013 vs AICPIN-IW

The rate of dearness allowance payable to central government employees might be enhanced from 72% to 80% with effect from January 2013

All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers is the only Index watched keenly by each and every Central Government Employees now. Because the rate of Dearness allowance granted twice in a year for cg employees is determined by this Index only. It is irony that no one is happy to see the hike in prices of essential commodity, but all the government servants are eagerly awaiting to know how much the rate of Dearness allowance will be increased at the end of every 12 months from the month of January and July. The interesting thing to be noted in dearness allowance vs AICPIN_IW is that the AICPIN-IW reflects the increase in the prices of basket of essential commodities, whereas, the rate of dearness allowance reflects the increase or decrease in AICPIN-IW. It is quite obvious that the AICPIN – IW is always in the trend of increasing mode due to the price rise, so as the rate of dearness allowance is also increasing twice in a year.

Whatever the impact on the exchequer of the government on account of releasing additional installment of dearness allowance and dearness relief is inevitable. The additional installment of dearness allowance and dearness relief to central government employees and pensioners is released particularly to compensate for price rise. The increase is determined in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission.

To determine the exact rate of dearness allowance to be increased, we need the AICPIN – IW for the month of December 2012. Although, as per the past eleven month’s Consumer price Index number for Industrial workers, it is expected that the rate of dearness allowance payable to central government employees might be enhanced from 72% to 80% with effect from January 2013

SOURCE ; gservants.com

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