The
below statement was stated by Shri.Namonarain Meena in Lok Sabha in a written
reply to a question on 3rd May, 2013 about the increase in the rate of Dearness
allowance to Central Government employees is in proportion to the increase in
the rate of inflation.
As
per the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission, the Dearness
Allowance (DA) is given to Central Government employees in January and June
every year based on last 12 month average of all India Consumer Price Index for
Industrial Workers (2001=100).
The
build-up of CPI-IW inflation and Dearness Allowance (DA) since the commencement
of Sixth pay commission is given below :-
|
Year
|
12
month average of
CPI-IW (2001=100) |
Build-up
of CPI-IW
inflation (%) |
Annual
Dearness Allowance
(DA) (%) |
|
2005
|
115.77
|
0.00
|
0
|
|
2006
|
122.92
|
6.18
|
6
|
|
2007
|
130.75
|
12.94
|
12
|
|
2008
|
141.67
|
22.37
|
22
|
|
2009
|
157.08
|
35.69
|
35
|
|
2010
|
175.92
|
51.96
|
51
|
|
2011
|
191.50
|
65.42
|
65
|
|
2012
|
209.33
|
80.82
|
80
|
The increase in the rate of DA to the Central Government employees is in proportion to the increase in the rate of inflation in the country. The fraction of inflation is carried forward.
The
above statement was stated by Shri.Namonarain Meena in Lok Sabha in a written
reply to a question on 3rd May, 2013.
