6% DA from Jan 2015

Source: Gconnect

With all 12 indices for calculating DA from January 2015 in hand now, DA from January 2015 confirmed to be 113%.

In the first week of Dec 2014 and Jan 2015 we estimated the likely Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government Employees, Railway Employees and Pensioners with effect from January 2015 as 113% based on the movement of All India Consumer Price Index (IW). This estimation is justified now as hike in DA from January 2015 is confirmed to be 6%

All India Consumer Price Index (Industrial Workers) for the period from January 2014 to December 2014

Month	Actual AICPI-IW
Jan 2014	237
Feb-2014	238
Mar-2014	239
Apr-2014	242
May-2014	244
Jun-2014	246
Jul-2014	252
Aug-2014	253
Sep-2014	253
Oct-2014	253
Nov-2014	253
Dec- 2014	253

DA from January 2015

((237+238+240+242+244+246+252+253+253+253+253+253)/12) -115.76) *100 / 115.76

=113%