Dearness Allowance Rates (DA Rates)
Effective Rates	Rates of DA	Order	Effective Rates	Rates of DA	Order
01.01.1996	0%	DA OM	01.01.2001	43%	DA OM
01.07.1996	4%	DA OM	01.07.2001	45%	DA OM
01.01.1997	8%	DA OM	01.01.2002	49%	DA OM
01.07.1997	13%	DA OM	01.07.2002	52%	DA OM
01.01.1998	16%	DA OM	01.01.2003	55%
01.07.1998	22%	DA OM	01.07.2003	59%
01.01.1999	32%	DA OM	01.01.2004	61%
01.07.1999	37%	DA OM	01.03.2004	DA Merger	DA OM
01.01.2000	38%	DA OM
01.07.2000	41%	DA OM
The Central Government had merged 50% of the Dearness Allowance (DA) with the basic pay w.e.f. 01.04.2004 and the Dearness Allowance continued to be calculated with reference to the AICPI (IW) average as on 1st January, 1996 of 306.33 without changing the index base consequent to the merger. Accordingly, Dearness Allowance (DA) at following rates were sanctioned from 01.07.2004 till 01.07.2007.
Effective Rates	Rates of DA	Order	Effective Rates	Rates of DA	Order
01.07.2004	14%	DA OM	01.07.2006	29%	DA OM
01.01.2005	17%	DA OM	01.01.2007	35%	DA OM
01.07.2005	21%	DA OM	01.07.2007	41%	DA OM
01.01.2006	24%	DA OM	01.01.2008	47%	DA OM
			01.07.2008	54%	DA OM
The Central Government on the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission had decided that the Dearness Allowance (DA) admissible to all categories of Central Government employees shall be at the following rates.
Effective Rates	Rates of DA	Order	Effective Rates	Rates of DA	Order
01.01.2006	0%	DA OM	01.01.2010	35%	DA OM
01.07.2006	2%	DA OM	01.07.2010	45%	DA OM
01.01.2007	6%	DA OM	01.01.2011	51%	DA OM
01.07.2007	9%	DA OM	01.07.2011	58%	DA OM
01.01.2008	12%	DA OM	01.01.2012	65%	DA OM
01.07.2008	16%	DA OM	01.07.2012	72%	DA OM
01.01.2009	22%	DA OM	01.01.2013	80%	DA OM
01.07.2009	27%	DA OM	01.07.2013	90