Expected DA - NFIR view
Expected DA from January 2012 : Central Government employees and pensioners are getting additional Dearness allowance twice a year, payable from 1st January and 1st July. For this year 2012 the first installment of additional Dearness allowance will be declared by second week of March 2012 by the Finance Ministry.
The National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR) has expressed his thought about the expected additional installment of Dearness allowance on its website.
They said that the Dearness allowance is likely to rise by 7% or even more from Jan 2012. The total DA is expected to be 65% or more as per the calculations derived after AICPI figures given to end of November 2011".
