Inflation is having its toll on every Indian and Central Govt employees can have a sigh of relief as Finance Ministry has issued memorandum for increasing the DA rate from 80% to 90%. Have a look at order below which shows that Dearness allowance (DA) has been increased wef 01 July 2013.
Central govt employees will be waiting for DA to reach the level of 100% when the DA will get merged with their Basic pay and we see it happening by Dec 2014.