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DA Hike 2026 — Calculate Your Amount

महंगाई भत्ता is basic × notified %. Serving staff use the DoE OM; pensioners use the matching DR order. This page uses 60% from 1 Jan 2026 until a newer OM exists.

Last updated: 5 June 2026

Notified DA

60% from 1 Jan 2026

July 2026 DA

No Cabinet OM yet

8th CPC chair

Justice Ranjana P. Desai

8th CPC report

~May 2027 (18 months)

DA amount calculator

DA = basic pay × notified DA%. Default 60% (Jan 2026 OM). Not for GDS TRCA unless DoP notifies the same rate.

DA
₹21,240
Basic + DA
₹56,640
Formula
₹35,400 × 60%

63% button is only to compare rumours. Do not update salary software until doe.gov.in shows a July OM.

Notified vs rumour

FromRateUse in payroll?
1 January 2026 60% Notified (58% → 60%) — use this until a new OM
1 July 2026 Not issued Ignore WhatsApp “63%” until doe.gov.in / Cabinet note
1 January 2027 Due Will follow CPI-IW average — AICPI print is not the DA order

60% DA on typical 7th CPC basics

ExampleDA ₹Basic+DA ₹
Level 1 (example basic ₹18,000) 10,800 28,800
Level 2 (example basic ₹19,900) 11,940 31,840
Level 6 (example basic ₹35,400) 21,240 56,640
Level 7 (example basic ₹44,900) 26,940 71,840

Your actual basic is on the pay slip / PPO. HRA and TA are extra and not in this table.

How to verify an “DA hiked” forward

  1. Open doe.gov.in → Orders / Resolutions.
  2. Match the effective date (1 Jan / 1 July) and whether it is serving DA or pensioner DR.
  3. State employees wait for their Finance Department GO — central 60% does not auto-apply to AP/UP/WB.

8th Central Pay Commission (not pay yet)

GDS TRCA is a different wage. See GDS salary.

FAQs

What is central DA right now?

60% of basic pay from 1 January 2026 for central staff and pensioners covered by that OM. Always open the latest Department of Expenditure order on doe.gov.in before changing payroll.

Has July 2026 DA been approved?

Not as a published Cabinet / DoE OM as of early September 2026. Running CPI-IW maths used by blogs is unofficial.

Is 8th Pay Commission fitment 3.83 confirmed?

No. 3.83 is a JCM / staff-side demand. The Commission was set up on 3 November 2025 and has about 18 months to report (~May 2027).

Does state DA follow central DA automatically?

No. State governments issue their own DA GOs. Central 60% does not change AP/UP/WB pay until that state copies it.

DA for pensioners?

Central DR (dearness relief) is usually revised with the same effective date as serving DA, via a separate DoPPW / DoE order. Check the pension OM, not only the serving-employee OM.

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