7th pay commission: Last month, the Central Government announced to increase dearness allowance (DA) and inflation relief (DR) by 2% to 55% for about 1.2 crore central employees and pensioners.
The next half of the country’s central employees, ie from July to December, wait for dearness allowance (DA) and inflation relief (DR). This is also waiting because there has been a slight increase in the allowances of employees during the first half. Currently, employees’ allowance is 55 percent. Let us know how much allowance can be received to the central employees in the next half.
2% increase
Last month, the Central Government announced to increase dearness allowance (DA) and inflation relief (DR) by 2% to 55% for about 1.2 crore central employees and pensioners. The DA’s 2% increase for the period from January to June was the lowest in the last 78 months.
7th Pay Commission: Last Da of 7th Pay Commission
In the first three months of the calendar year 2025, further decline in inflation shows that central employees may see less than 2% DA increase. The data of the All India Consumer Price Index (AICPI-IW) for the first two months of 2025 saw a decline, which could reduce the DA hike for July-December 2025. AICPI-IW is an important metric for calculating DA hike for employees. If the decline continues for the next 4 months, the allowance may be affected.
According to media reports, this will cause more disappointment to crores of employees and pensioners of the central government. Technically, this will be the last DA amendment to the 7th Pay Commission. Let us tell you that this year on December 31, the 7th Pay Commission will complete its 10 -year term.
What is DA?
This is a kind of allowance that is given to the Central, State Government employees and pensioners to reduce the impact of increasing inflation. Let us tell you that DA is revised twice a year. The first half is for the period of January and June. At the same time, the second half is from July to December. The first increase of the year is usually announced in March, and the second year is announced every year in October/November.
