Cabinet approved enhancment of DA w.e.f 01.01.2013

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Finance

18-April-2013 20:25 IST

Release of additional installment of Dearness Allowance to central government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners, due from 1.1.2013

        The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to release an additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners with effect from 01.01.2013 at the rate of 8 percent over the existing rate of 72 percent. 

Source: PIB Release dated 18.04.2013   http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=94784