Dearness Relief(DR) Orders for Central Government Pensioners are issued two times in a year. Order for the DR effective from 1st January is generally issued in the month of March while order for the DR effective from 1st July is generally issued in the month of September every year.
Dearness Relief(DR) Orders for Central Government Pensioners
Below is the Dearness Relief(DR) Orders for Central Government Pensioners since January 2016 as per 7th CPC.
| Year | Month | All India CPI-IW | DR | DR 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% | DR 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% | DR 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% | DR 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% | DR 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% | DR 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% | DR 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% | DR 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% | DR 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% | DR 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% | DR 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% | DR 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% | DR 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% | DR 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% | DR Order |
| 2024 | Aug | 142.6 | 53.95% | |
| 2024 | Sept | 143.3 | 54.49% | |
| 2024 | Oct | 144.5 | 55.05% |
Dearness Relief(DR) Orders Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs)
| How Many times Dearness Relief(DR) orders are Issued in a Year for Central Government Pensioners? |
| Dearness Relief(DR) orders are issued two times in a year for central government Pensioners. |
| When the Dearness Relief(DR) orders are Issued for Central Government Pensioners? |
| Order for the DR effective from 1st January is generally issued in the month of March while order for the DR effective from 1st July is generally issued in the month of September every year. |
| Dearness Relief(DR) for Central Government Pensioners is based on which Index ? |
| Dearness Relief(DR) for Central Government Pensioners are Calculated by using CPI-IW Index. |
