Beginning 1 January 1996, the Dearness Allowance

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Beginning 1 January 1996, the Dearness Allowance is granted to compensate for price increases to which the revised pay scales relate. This will be reviewed twice a year, on 1 January and 1 July.

The following table shows the rates of Dearness Allowance

Year	Month	DA %	5th CPC total DA	6th CPC total DA	Remarks
1996	Jan	0	0
1996	Jul	4	4
1997	Jan	4	8
1997	Jul	5	13
1998	Jan	3	16
1998	Jul	6	22
1999	Jan	10	32
1999	Jul	5	37
2000	Jan	1	38
2000	Jul	3	41
2001	Jan	2	43
2001	Jul	2	45
2002	Jan	4	49
2003	Jan	3	55
2003	Jul	4	59
2004	Jan-Apr	2	61 up to Apr
2004	May-Jun	11	11		50% Merge to Basic
2004	Jul	3	14
2005	Jan	3	17
2005	Jul	4	21
2006	Jan	3	24	0	Sixth CPC
2006	Jul	5	29	2
2007	Jan	6	35	6
2007	Jul	6	41	9
2008	Jan	6	47	12
2008	Jul	4		16
2009	Jan	6		22
2009	Jul	5		27
2010	Jan	8		35
2010	Jul	10		45
2011	Jan	6		51
2011	Jul	7		58
2012	Jan	7		65
2012	Jul	7		72
2013	Jan	8		80
2013	Jul	10		90
2014	Jan