DA Hike: Government employees will get a gift before Diwali, how much will their salary increase?

Government employees can get a big gift from the government before Diwali. Government employees have been waiting for a DA Hike for a long time. If media reports are to be believed, the government can increase dearness allowance before Diwali.

Increasing dearness allowance also leads to an increase in salary.

How much will dearness allowance increase?
If media reports are to be believed, this time dearness allowance can increase from 3% to 4%. Currently, dearness allowance has been recorded at 55%. According to this, dearness allowance can be 58% or 59%.

Now, let us know how much the salary can increase according to this.

How much will the salary increase?

There can be an increase of Rs 540 in basic salary, i.e., Rs 18 thousand, and an increase of Rs 270 in basic pension, i.e., Rs 9000. The final decision regarding this will be taken by the cabinet between September and October.

How is dearness allowance determined?
To calculate dearness allowance, a formula related to CPI-IW is used. If there is an increase in AICPI-IW, it means that dearness allowance will also increase. On the other hand, if there is a decline in it, then dearness allowance will decrease.

How much is AICPI-IW increasing?

If we believe the data received from the website of the Labor Bureau, it has been increasing since March.

CPI-IW was recorded at 143 in March 2025, then it was recorded at 143.5 in April 2025. After this, in May 2025, it increased by 0.5 to 144.

What is dearness allowance?

To deal with rising inflation, every employee is given dearness allowance along with basic salary. It is revised twice every year. How much increase or decrease is to be made in it is decided on the basis of the current inflation. CPI-IW data is taken to calculate it.

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