DA Hike on Holi: One week is left for the festival of Holi. This time on the occasion of Holi, the government can announce a 2 percent DA hike. Some media reports are also talking about a 3 percent DA hike.
7th Pay Commission DA Hike 2025: If you yourself are a central government employee or there is a central employee in your family, then this news is of your use. Yes, there is a hope of happy news for central employees before Holi. According to media reports, the government can increase the dearness allowance (DA) by 2% before Holi. This increase in dearness allowance will be done under the salary of January-June 2025. The DA of central employees is increased twice a year by the government.
Announcement can be made before Holi
The first increase in this is to be made in January and the second in July. However, the decision on January’s DA is taken by the cabinet by March and the decision on July’s DA is taken in September-October. The purpose of increasing DA is to give salary increment to the employees according to the inflation rate, so that their purchasing power remains. It is being claimed in the media report that before Holi, the DA of the employees can be increased by 2%. With this, the dearness allowance of central employees can increase from 53% to 55%. However, the final decision on this will be taken in the cabinet meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
This time the festival of Holi is on 14 March 2025. Therefore, it is expected that the government can announce it soon. Last time in October 2024, the DA of central employees was increased by 3%. It was made effective from 1 July 2024 and at that time it increased from 50% to 53%. Government pensioners are also given Dearness Relief (DR) at the same rate.
How much will it affect the salary?
If the government increases the dearness allowance by 2%, it will affect their salary in the coming time. For example, if the basic salary of an entry-level employee is Rs 18,000 per month, then he gets Rs 9,540 every month as per the current 53% DA. After the increase in DA by 2 percent, this DA will become Rs 9,900 per month. That is, the DA received every month will increase by Rs 360 per month. Similarly, if someone’s basic salary is Rs 30,000 per month, then his DA of Rs 15,900 will increase to Rs 16,500 per month.
Why is dearness allowance increased?
With the increase in inflation, it is necessary to increase the salary of the employees. The government reviews DA every year in the months of January and July. DA is directly related to the inflation rate and the cost of living. Government employees and pensioners get its benefit. Some media reports are also claiming that this time the government can increase the dearness allowance by 3 percent to 56 percent.
How is dearness allowance calculated?
The increase in dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) is decided on the basis of the percentage increase in the 12-month average of the All India Consumer Price Index (AICPI) till June 2022. Although the Central Government revises the allowances every year on 1 January and 1 July, it is usually announced in March and September. In the year 2006, the Central Government changed the formula for calculation of Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for Central Government employees and pensioners.
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