Central Employees October Salary Update: The central government is going to increase the DA of employees and pensioners since July 2025. This increase for employees and pensioners before Diwali can prove to be a great gift.
Central Employees da Hike 2025: There is big news for central employees and pensioners. More than 1.2 crore central employees and retired pensioners are expected to get an increase in 3% dearness (DA) and inflation relief (DR) soon. This announcement is made by the government every year before Diwali. This year there is also a possibility that it may be announced in the first week of October. Let’s know how much will this affect your salary and pension?
How much will DA increase?
There is a possibility of an increase in DA and DR from July this year. This will be the last DA update of the year. In this way, DA of employees will increase from 55% to 58% from July 2025. With this increase, the last 3 -month arrears can be released with the salary of the month of October.
How many times a year does DA grow?
The government increases DA twice a year. This increases before Holi for January-June and around Diwali for July-December. This year Diwali is on October 20-21, so this increase can be considered a kind of Diwali gift for employees. The last time the Modi government announced the DA hike on 16 October 2025.
How is DA calculated?
Under the 7th Pay Commission, DA is calculated based on the average of CPI-IW (Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers). The CPI-IW average was 143.6 from July 2024 to June 2025. Based on this, the dearness allowance for July-December 2025 will increase from 55% to 58%.
How much extra will be received by employees and pensioners every month?
Suppose an employee’s basic salary is Rs 18,000. The old DA (55%) is Rs 9,900 and the new DA (58%) i.e. Rs 10,440. There will be an increase of about 540 rupees every month. If the basic pension of a pensioner is Rs 20,000. The new DA will increase by about 600 rupees. This increase is completely based on CPI-IW data.
Why is this increase in dearness allowance?
This DA hike is considered special because this will be the last DA hike of the 7th Pay Commission. The duration of the 7th Pay Commission ends on 31 December 2025. Now everyone’s eyes are on the 8th Pay Commission.
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