Employees DA Hike Update: There is a good news on the dearness allowance of employees. An increase of 4 percent has been announced in the dearness allowance (DA Hike). This will provide relief to the employees from rising inflation. This will bring a significant increase in the salary of the employees.
Employees DA Hike: It has been announced that the Dearness Allowance of employees will be amended and implemented. The increase in Dearness Allowance will provide relief to the employees from rising inflation to some extent. The DA (DA Hike latest update) of the employees has been increased by 4 percent. The Finance Minister himself has announced this. This will benefit the employees and their lakhs of family members.
Dearness allowance is an important part of salary
Dearness allowance is an important part of the salary. Other allowances are also determined on the basis of dearness allowance. If dearness allowance (DA Hike latest update) increases, then salary and pension also increase directly. Governments keep giving the gift of increase in dearness allowance for government employees from time to time.
Now dearness allowance will be this much
After the increase of four percent in the dearness allowance of the employees, it will reach 18 percent. Earlier it was running at 14 percent. West Bengal Finance Minister Bhattacharya has announced this. The increased DA (DA Hike) will be implemented from April 1, 2025. The employees were eagerly waiting for this.
Good news for central employees too
At the same time, pleasant figures are coming out regarding dearness allowance for central employees as well. The dearness allowance (DA Hike) of central employees is also going to increase. Dearness allowance is revised every six months for central employees. It depends on the data of All India Consumer Price Index.
Dearness allowance is revised according to the average AICPI data of six months. As per the data till November, the Dearness Allowance (DA Hike January 2025) effective from January 2025 is almost confirmed at 56 percent. That is, there will be an increase of 3 percent in dearness allowance.
December figures awaited
The December data of All India Consumer Price Index (AICPI) is yet to come. If the inflation rate increases by one point in the December data, then the dearness allowance of the employees will increase by 4 percent. With a 4 percent increase in the dearness allowance (DA Hike) of employees and pensioners, it will reach 57 percent. In such a situation, the final increase depends on the December data.
There will be a bumper increase in salary
If the dearness allowance (DA Hike) for central employees increases by four percent, then there will be a bumper increase in salary as well. The minimum basic salary of central employees is Rs 18 thousand. At present, 53 percent DA is being given on this. If it increases to 57 percent, then the increase in salary will also be huge. Let us understand with an example.
Minimum Basic Salary: 18000
- Current DA 53%: 9540
- Potential DA 57%: 10260
- Monthly Salary Increase: Rs 720
- Annual Salary (Salary DA Hike) Increase: 8640
Basic Salary: 51300
- Current DA 53%: 27189
- Potential DA (DA hike) 57%: 29241
- Monthly Salary Increase: Rs 2052
- Annual Salary Increase: Rs 24624
