Centre likely to hike dearness allowance to 42%
central government is likely to increase dearness allowance (DA)
For its over one crore employees and pensioners
The DA hike will be effective from January 1, 2023
The last revision in DA was done on September 28, 2022
The Dearness Allowance for employees and pensioners is worked out
on the basis of the latest Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers
The DA is provided to employees and pensioners to compensate them for rising prices
The cost of living Also increases over a period of time and is reflected in the CPI-IW