This time, the central government can give a big relief to its employees and pensioners before Diwali. According to a news report from Money Control, dearness allowance (DA) can be increased by three percent for the period from July to December 2025. If this happens, then the dearness allowance, which is currently 55% will increase to 58%. About 1 crore employees and pensioners will get their direct benefit. The government reviews the dearness allowance twice every year. Once in January and the second time in July. This time it is the turn of the period from July to December. It is expected that it can be announced after Navratri and before Diwali.

DA was increased earlier also.
The government had increased DA by 2% for the period from January to June 2025 in March this year. At that time, DA had increased from 53% to 55%. Now it is the turn of the next increase. If this time DA increases by 3% more, then it will directly become 58%. This will increase the salary and pension by a few hundred rupees every month, which will provide relief during the festive season.

How much difference will it make between salary and pension?

Dearness allowance is always given according to basic salary or basic pension. This means that the amount received by each person depends on their basic salary or pension.

Suppose a pensioner gets a ₹9,000 pension every month. Currently, according to 55% DA, he gets ₹4,950 extra. If DA increases to 58%, then he will get ₹5,220. In this way, ₹270 more will be received every month.

Now, suppose the basic salary of an employee is ₹18,000. Currently, 55% DA, i.e., ₹9,900, is received. If DA is 58%, then ₹10,440 will be received. That is, there will be an increase of ₹540 every month. This money may seem small, but if added for the whole year, the amount becomes decent. Moreover, during festivals, the importance of every rupee increases.

How is the dearness allowance decided?
The government calculates DA on the basis of CPI-IW, i.e., Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers data. If the prices of food and everyday items increase, then this index also goes up, and DA increases accordingly. There is a fixed formula for increasing DA, but the common man does not need to understand its technical calculation. Just know that the higher the inflation, the higher the DA.

When can the announcement be made?
So far, no official announcement has been made by the government, but like previous years, this time also it is expected that this announcement will be made after Navratri, before Diwali. In the last few years, the government has adopted this method. Employees are given relief before the festival. In such a situation, it is believed that the same will happen this time too. If the government announces a 3% hike, then lakhs of families will get some relief in their pockets before Diwali.

Some relief in the festive season

Now that inflation is increasing everyone's concern, this 3% DA hike can prove to be a big support for the small section. Especially for those employees and pensioners whose salary or pension is low, this hike will bring some relief during the festival time. If this announcement is made by the government, then these will not be just paper figures. These will bring a little more peace and happiness in the lives of those lakhs of families who run their households by adding up their monthly expenses.

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