Dearness Allowance( DA) january 2011 is on the way to reach 50%

  The All India Consumer Price Index number for (Industrial Workers) (Base  2001=100) for the month of June 2010 is 174 as announced by Statistics  Department, Labour, Government of India.

    Based on this index, there is an increase of 10% in the DA . Present DA rate  from 1.1.2010 is 35%.
 Increase with effect from July 2010 is 10%. 
 

Month	All India Index	% of increase
Nov 2008	148	21.44
Dec 2008	147	22.38
Jan 2009	148	23.39
Feb 2009	148	24.32
Mar 2009	148	25.12
Apr 2009	150	25.98
May 2009	151	26.84
Jun 2009	153	27.78
Jul 2009	160	29.00
Aug 2009	162	30.23
Sep 2009	163	31.45
Oct 2009	165	32.67
Nov 2009	168	34.11
Dec 2009	169	35.70
Jan 2010	172	37.43
Feb 2010	170	39.01
Mar 2010	170	40.59
Apr 2010	170	42.03
May 2010	172	43.54
Jun 2010	174	45.06

   Presently the dearness allowance(DA) based on the movement in the AICPI (IW)that is 1982=100.The fifth CPC had adopted the AICPI(IW) using 1982 series for estimation of DA.The government has developed a new series with base 2001with effect from 2006.Dearness allowance as on  January 2010 is 35%.Expected dearness allowance from July 2010 is 45%  calculated as per AICPI (IW).

   Now dearness allowance( DA)is on the way to January 2011.Whenever  DA crosses over 50% the rates of all allowances shall automatically increase by 25%.If DA JANUARY 2011 is 6% the total DA will be 51%.All central government employees expecting the day to come.