Dearness Allowance paid from Jan 1996 to Jan 2004 to Central Government Employees

The rates of Dearness Allowance paid by the Central Govenment during the
period 1.1.96 to 1.1.04 are as follows:

As on	Rates of DA (%)
1.1.96	0
1.7.96	4
1.1.97	8
1.7.97	13
1.1.98	16
1.7.98	22
1.1.99	32
1.7.99	37
1.1.2000	38
1.7.2000	41
1.1.2001	43
1.7.2001	45
1.1.2002	49
1.7.2002	52
1.1.2003	55
1.7.2003	59
1.1.2004	61

The Government merged 50% of the DA with basic pay w.e.f. 1.4.04 and the dearness allowance continued to be calculated with reference to the AICPI (IW) average as on 1st Jan 1996 of 306.33 without chaging the base consequent to the merger.Accordingly, DA at following rates was sanctioned by the Government from 1.7.04 till 1.7.07:

As on	Rates of DA (%)
1.7.2004	14
1.1.2005	17
1.7.2005	21
1.1.2006	24
1.7.2006	29
1.1.2007	35
1.7.2007	41

The decision taken by the Government on the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission relating to DA, to decide that the DA admissible to all categories of Central Government employees shall be admisible from the dates mentioned below at the following rates:

As on	Rates of DA (%)
1.1.2006	0
1.7.2006	2
1.1.2007	6
1.7.2007	9
1.1.2008	12
1.7.2008	16