The second installment of DA in 2025 for central government employees is to be implemented from July 1, 2025. However, it is usually announced in the month of October or November around Diwali.
DA Hike news: There is good news for crores of central employees and pensioners across the country. This time in July, the dearness allowance (DA) is expected to increase more than last time. The government has increased DA by 2% for the first half of the current calendar year.
Currently, DA for central government employees and pensioners is 55%. The 7th Pay Commission will complete its term on December 31, 2025, so this will be the last revision under the current pay panel. In such a situation, government employees are hopeful that this time there will be a bigger increase in DA than last time.
Highlights:
Currently, the DA of central employees and pensioners is 55%.
The government had increased the DA by 2% for January-June 2025.
The 7th Pay Commission will end on December 31, 2025, so the DA revision in July will be the last under it.
The AICPI-IW (Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers) has increased steadily in March and April 2025.
March: 143.0 (0.2 points increase)
April: 143.5 (0.5 points increase)
If the figures for May and June are also positive, then the DA from July 2025 can be around 57.95% – i.e. a 3% increase is likely.
Second installment to be implemented from July
The second installment of DA in 2025 for central government employees is to be implemented from July 1, 2025. However, it is usually announced in the month of October or November around Diwali. Meanwhile, the All India Consumer Price Index (AICPI-IW) for industrial workers has registered an increase of 0.5 points in the month of April, raising hopes of a good increase for the employees.
How much dearness allowance is available now
At present, government employees get 55 percent dearness allowance. Let us tell you that dearness allowance is paid on the basic salary of the employees. Suppose you are a government employee and your basic salary is Rs 20,000. You are given 55 percent dearness allowance of the basic salary of Rs 20,000. 55 percent of Rs 20,000 comes to Rs 11,000. That is, now you get a dearness allowance of Rs 11,000 on a basic salary of Rs 20,000. In this way, the total salary will be Rs 31,000. Let us tell you that employees are paid dearness allowance along with salary every month.
