The calculation of Dearness allowance with effect from January 2021 is very important at this stage, because if the DA will increase above 25% the loss in allowances including House Rent Allowance very high!

Everyone is expecting that the DA will touch 25% in the month of July 2020. In case this not happening, certainly, the DA will cross 25% in the month of January 2021.

Expected Dearness Allowance from Jan 2021 for Central Govt Employees and Pensioners

A simple online DA Calculation Tool is provided to find the DA from Jan 2021 with inputs of expected AICPIN for the required months.

Expected DA from January 2021 Calculation
M/Y	Enter AIPCIN	App. DA %
Jan 2020	330	22.15
Feb 2020	328	22.82
Mar 2020	326	23.36
Apr 2020	329	23.91
May 2020	330	24.42
Jun 2020	332	24.93
Jul 2020	336	25.47
Aug 2020	338	26.04
Sep 2020	340	26.62
Oct 2020	344	27.22
Nov 2020	345	27.76
Dec 2020

Expected DA from Jan 2021 for Central Govt Employees

Expected DA Calculator Type	Prediction of Dearness Allowance Percentage
Expected DA Calculator Beneficiaries	Central Government Employees and Pensioners
Expected DA Calculator Introduced	July 2020
Expected DA Calculator Updated	December 2020
Expected DA Calculator Inputs	AICPIN for all months from July to Dec 2020
Expected DA Calculator Results	Estimated DA percentage from Jan 2021
Expected DA Calculator Method	Recommended formula in 7^th Pay Commission Report
Expected DA Calculator Feature	Every month calculation of DA%

Last step of ‘Expected DA Jan 2021’ Calculation is over!

The final step of the Dearness Allowance calculation for the month of January 2021 is over! [Click to read more]

5th Step of ‘Expected DA Jan 2021’ Calculation is Completed!

AICPIN for November 2020 – Press Release PDF Download

According to the data released by the Labour Bureau on 31 December 2020, the current All-India CPI-IW for October 2020 increased by 0.4 points and stood at 119.9. [Click to read more]

4th Step of ‘Expected DA Jan 2021’ Calculation is Over!

AICPIN for October 2020 – Press Release PDF Download

According to the linking factor of 2.88, the current All-India CPI-IW for October 2020 increased by 1.4 points and stood at 119.5. [Click to read more]

3rd Step of ‘Expected DA Jan 2021’ Calculation is concluded!

AICPIN for September 2020 – Press Release PDF Download

The AICPIN for the month of September 2020 has been published with some new entities. As per the announcement of the Labour Bureau, the new series of AICPIN for IW Base year 2016=100 is announced. The new AICPIN is standing at 118.1 [Click to read more]

2nd Step of ‘Expected DA Jan 2021’ Calculation is Completed!

AICPIN for August 2020 – Press Release PDF Download

The All-India CPI-IW for August 2020 increased by 2 points and stood at 338 (three hundred and thirty-eight). On a 1-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 0.60 percent between July and August 2020 compared to (+) 0.31 percent increase between corresponding months of the previous year. [Click to read more]

1st Stage of Expected DA January 2021 Calculation is over!

AICPIN for the month of July 2020

The All-India CPI-IW for July 2020 increased by 4 points and stood at 336 (three hundred and thirty-six). On a 1-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 1.20 percent between June and July 2020 compared to (+) 0.95 percent increase between corresponding months of the previous year. [Click to read more]

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AICPIN (BY 2016) for October 119.5

How to change the AICPIN from BY 2001 to BY 2016?

According to the Labour Bureau, the current index of CPI BY 2001=100 will arrive with a linking factor of 2.88. After rounding off the next whole number will be the AICPIN for calculating DA.

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AICPIN for September: 119.5 x 2.88 = 344.16 [Click to read full story]

AICPIN (BY 2016) for September 118.1

How to convert the AICPIN from Old to new?

As per the press release, the new series of AICPIN 2016 is 118. And the linking factor for the conversion of the new series index to the previous series on base 2001=100 is 2.88.

AICPIN for September: 118.1 x 2.88 = 340 [Click to read full story]

AICPIN for the month of June 2020

The AICPIN statistics is important data for Central Government Employees to calculate Dearness Allowance [Click to read continue]

AICPIN for the month of July 2020

The new series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) with base 2001=100 introduced from January 2006. The index is the major factor for calculating Dearness Allowance for CG Staff and Officers. Yesterday, the Labour Bureau published a new press release of AICPIN for the month of May 2020 and the index increased only one point at stood at 330 level. [Click to read full story]

AICPIN for the month of August 2020

An important statistical data of All India Consumer Price Index Number (AICPIN) for the month of August 2020 will be released today! [Click to read full story]

New CPI-IW (BY 2016=100) for September 2020

As per the new release of ‘AICPIN BY 2016=100’, the maiden index with base year 2016 for the month of September 2020 is stands at 118 points. And the linking factor for the conversion of new series index to previous series on base 2001=100 is 2.88. The new AICPIN for the month of September 2020 is 340 (339.84). [Click to read full story]

AICPIN for September 2020

All India Consumer Price Index Number (AICPIN) for the month of September 2020 is converted from the new series of CPI (IW) with Base Year 2016=100. [Click to read in detail]

New Dearness Allowance Calculation Method with New Series of AICPIN 2016

Recently Central Government introduced a new series of All India Consumer Price Index for calculating Dearness Allowance for Central Government Employees [Click to read in detail]

AICPIN October 2020 Press Release PDF

AICPIN for the month of October 2020 Press Release English PDF Download [Click to read in detail]

AICPIN for the month of October 2020 Press Release Hindi PDF Download [Click to read in detail]

Expected DA January 2021 FAQs

How do you calculate the DA hike?

As per the 7th pay commission recommendations, subtract the factor of 261.4 with 12 months average of AICPIN and again divide by the 261.4 and multiply with 100. The whole number (without decimal) is DA percentage.

How is DA calculated as per AICPIN?

The 7th pay commission recommended the formula for calculating Dearness Allowance with CPI (IW) Base Year 2001=100 for Central Govt employees.

What is the expected DA calculation?

Dearness Allowance (DA) calculation is based on AICPIN. Every month the percentage of DA will be calculated as per the AICPIN is the ‘Expected DA Calculation’.