AICPIN for October 2019 – DA from Jan 2020

AICPIN for October 2019 – Press Release will be published on 29.11.2019

CPI(IW) is a key factor for determining the Dearness allowance (DA)/Dearness relief (DR) for cg employees and pensioners

CPI (IW) for Oct 2019

The Labour Bureau has already released the All India Consumer Price Index (Industrial Workers) for the months of July, August and September. The next October month index will be expected to release on 29.11.2019.

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DA Calculation Jan 2020

Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) are provided to the existing employees working in Central Government and retired employees from Central Government respectively. Dearness allowance is calculated on the current basic pay (7th CPC matrix pay) and Dearness relief is calculated from the basic pension.

DA/DR is paid to CG employees, pensioners and family pensioners to manage the fluctuation of essential commodities and secure their salary and pension from erosion in the real value. DA/DR is provided twice a year from 1st January and 1st July. The rate of DA/DR is revised from 1st Jan and 1st Jul based on the calculation recommended by the 7th pay commission.

The Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) is the key factor for calculating DA/DR for Government employees and pensioners. CPI index between Jan to Jun used for the percentage of calculation of DA/DR from 1st July. And the CPI index between Jul to Dec used for the percentage of calculation of DA/DR from 1st January.

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DA Rates from July 17%

Government of India already declared to Central Government employees and pensioners 5% additional DA/DR from 1st July 2019. The current rate of DA/DR is 17 percent. Click to view the detailed DA/DR rates table (sheet) for CG employees and Pensioners.

Now, we are in the calculation of first installment additional DA/DR for the year 2020. If calculate the exact percentage of DA/DR from Jan 2020, need 6 months’ aipcin data from July to December 2019.

Expected DA from January 2020

We have created a simple online tool to find the percentage of DA/DR from January 2020 with input of expected AICPIN. Click to calculate with the calculator.