Da Hike 2025: Central government employees and pensioners are going to get great news before Holi (Holi 2025). Can It is believed that the government can announce an increase in dearness allowance i.e. DA before Holi. However, not all employees are happy with this announcement. DA is extended twice a year under the 7th Pay Commission. The first increase applies from 1 January and second from July 1. The first increase of 2025 will be applicable from 1 January 2025. Its official announcement can be made in March 2025. Please tell that this year Holi is on 14 March 2025.
How much DA can increase
According to the expectations of the Employees Union, the central government may announce a 3-4 percent DA increase for employees around Holi in March 2025. If we talk about this increase, then the salary of entry-level central government employees, whose basic salary is around Rs 18,000 per month, can increase from 1 January 2025 to 540-720 rupees per month.
For example, if someone’s salary is Rs 30,000 per month and his basic salary is Rs 18,000, then he currently receives Rs 9,000 in the form of dearness allowance, which is 50 percent of the basic salary. If 3 percent DA increases, then the employee will now get Rs 9,540 as dearness allowance, ie an increase of Rs 540. On the other hand, if there is a 4 percent increase, then the employee will get Rs 9,720.
How much did it increase last year?
- In October 2024, the government increased 3% DA, increasing it from 50% to 53%.
- In March 2024, the government increased by 4% to 50%.
Go to all calculation
In this way, if someone’s salary is Rs 30,000 and the basic salary is Rs 18,000, then his salary can increase by Rs 540-720 every month. In addition, according to the report of Financial Express, the DA of central employees may increase by 2 percent based on CPI-IW data from January 2025, which will reach 55.98 percent under the 7th Pay Commission. Government employees get dearness allowance (DA) and pensioners get inflation relief (DR). These two increase twice a year – January and July. At present, more than one crore central government employees and pensioners are getting 50 percent dearness allowance.