Dearness Allowance(DA) Orders for Central Government Employees are issued two times in a year. Order for the DA effective from 1st January is generally issued in the month of March while order for the DA effective from 1st July is generally issued in the month of September every year.
Dearness Allowance(DA) Orders for Central Government Employees
Below is the Dearness Allowance(DA) Orders for Central Government Employees since January 2016.
| Year | Month | All India CPI-IW | DA | DA Order |
| 2016 | Jan | 269 | 0.48% | |
| 2016 | Feb | 267 | 0.93% | |
| 2016 | Mar | 268 | 1.38% | |
| 2016 | Apr | 271 | 1.86% | |
| 2016 | May | 275 | 2.40% | |
| 2016 | June | 277 | 2.91% | |
| 2016 | July | 280 | 3.45% | DA Order |
| 2016 | Aug | 278 | 3.90% | |
| 2016 | Sept | 277 | 4.25% | |
| 2016 | Oct | 278 | 4.53% | |
| 2016 | Nov | 277 | 4.76% | |
| 2016 | Dec | 275 | 4.95% | |
| 2017 | Jan | 274 | 5.11% | DA Order |
| 2017 | Feb | 274 | 5.33% | |
| 2017 | Mar | 275 | 5.55% | |
| 2017 | Apr | 277 | 5.74% | |
| 2017 | May | 278 | 5.84% | |
| 2017 | June | 280 | 5.94% | |
| 2017 | July | 285 | 6.10% | DA Order |
| 2017 | Aug | 285 | 6.32% | |
| 2017 | Sept | 285 | 6.57% | |
| 2017 | Oct | 287 | 6.86% | |
| 2017 | Nov | 288 | 7.21% | |
| 2017 | Dec | 286 | 7.56% | |
| 2018 | Jan | 288 | 8.01% | DA Order |
| 2018 | Feb | 287 | 8.42% | |
| 2018 | Mar | 287 | 8.81% | |
| 2018 | Apr | 288 | 9.16% | |
| 2018 | May | 289 | 9.51% | |
| 2018 | June | 291 | 9.86% | |
| 2018 | July | 301 | 10.37% | DA Order |
| 2018 | Aug | 301 | 10.88% | |
| 2018 | Sept | 301 | 11.39% | |
| 2018 | Oct | 302 | 11.87% | |
| 2018 | Nov | 302 | 12.31% | |
| 2018 | Dec | 301 | 12.79% | |
| 2019 | Jan | 307 | 13.40% | DA Order |
| 2019 | Feb | 307 | 14.03% | |
| 2019 | Mar | 309 | 14.73% | |
| 2019 | Apr | 312 | 15.50% | |
| 2019 | May | 314 | 16.30% | |
| 2019 | June | 316 | 17.09% | |
| 2019 | July | 319 | 17.67% | DA Order |
| 2019 | Aug | 320 | 18.27% | |
| 2019 | Sept | 322 | 18.94% | |
| 2019 | Oct | 325 | 19.68% | |
| 2019 | Nov | 328 | 20.50% | |
| 2019 | Dec | 330 | 21.43% | |
| 2020 | Jan | 330 | 22.16% | |
| 2020 | Feb | 328 | 22.83% | |
| 2020 | Mar | 326 | 23.37% | |
| 2020 | Apr | 329 | 23.92% | |
| 2020 | May | 330 | 24.43% | |
| 2020 | June | 332 | 24.94% | |
| 2020 | July | 336 | 25.48% | |
| 2020 | Aug | 338 | 26.05% | |
| 2020 | Sept | 118.1 | 26.63% | |
| 2020 | Oct | 119.5 | 27.24% | |
| 2020 | Nov | 119.9 | 27.79% | |
| 2020 | Dec | 118.8 | 28.18% | |
| 2021 | Jan | 118.2 | 28.51% | |
| 2021 | Feb | 119 | 28.98% | |
| 2021 | Mar | 119.6 | 29.57% | |
| 2021 | Apr | 120.1 | 30.11% | |
| 2021 | May | 120.6 | 30.66% | |
| 2021 | June | 121.7 | 31.25% | Order |
| 2021 | July | 122.8 | 31.81% | DA Order |
| 2021 | Aug | 123 | 32.33% | |
| 2021 | Sept | 123.3 | 32.81% | |
| 2021 | Oct | 124.9 | 33.30% | |
| 2021 | Nov | 125.7 | 33.84% | |
| 2021 | Dec | 125.4 | 34.44% | |
| 2022 | Jan | 125.1 | 35.08% | DA Order |
| 2022 | Feb | 125 | 35.63% | |
| 2022 | Mar | 126 | 36.21% | |
| 2022 | Apr | 127.7 | 36.91% | |
| 2022 | May | 129 | 37.68% | |
| 2022 | June | 129.2 | 38.37% | |
| 2022 | July | 129.9 | 39.02% | DA Order |
| 2022 | Aug | 130.2 | 39.68% | |
| 2022 | Sept | 131.3 | 40.42% | |
| 2022 | Oct | 132.5 | 41.12% | |
| 2022 | Nov | 132.5 | 41.74% | |
| 2022 | Dec | 132.3 | 42.37% | |
| 2023 | Jan | 132.8 | 43.08% | DA Order |
| 2023 | Feb | 132.7 | 43.79% | |
| 2023 | Mar | 133.3 | 44.46% | |
| 2023 | Apr | 134.2 | 45.06% | |
| 2023 | May | 134.7 | 45.58% | |
| 2023 | June | 136.4 | 46.24% | |
| 2023 | July | 139.7 | 47.14% | DA Order |
| 2023 | Aug | 139.2 | 47.97% | |
| 2023 | Sept | 137.5 | 48.54% | |
| 2023 | Oct | 138.4 | 49.08% | |
| 2023 | Nov | 139.1 | 49.68% | |
| 2023 | Dec | 138.8 | 50.28% | |
| 2024 | Jan | 138.9 | 50.84% | DA Order |
| 2024 | Feb | 139.2 | 51.44% | |
| 2024 | Mar | 138.9 | 51.95% | |
| 2024 | Apr | 139.4 | 52.43% | |
| 2024 | May | 139.9 | 52.91% | |
| 2024 | June | 141.4 | 53.36% | |
| 2024 | July | 142.7 | 53.64% | DA Order |
| 2024 | Aug | 142.6 | 53.95% | |
| 2024 | Sept | 143.3 | 54.49% | |
| 2024 | Oct | 144.5 | 55.05% |
Dearness Allowance(DA) Orders Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs)
| How Many times Dearness Allowance(DA) orders are Issued in a Year for Central Government Employees? |
| Dearness Allowance(DA) orders are issued two times in a year for central government Employees. |
| When the Dearness Allowance(DA) orders are Issued for Central Government Employees? |
| Order for the DA effective from 1st January is generally issued in the month of March while order for the DA effective from 1st July is generally issued in the month of September every year. |
| Dearness Allowance(DA) for Central Government Employees is based on which Index ? |
| Dearness Allowance(DA) for Central Government Employees are Calculated by using CPI-IW Index. |
