DA from July 2026: Confederation Urges Finance Ministry for Early Release of Pending Instalment Ahead of Festive Season
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
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President: S.B. Yadav
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Secretary General: M.S. Vengatesan
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C.No.7/2026-29
Dated: 24.9.2026
To
The Secretary
Department of Expenditure
Ministry of Finance
Government of India
New Delhi
Respected Sir,
Sub: Request for early processing and announcement of the next instalment of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief due from 1st July 2026 – reg.
We take the liberty of placing before you a request concerning the next instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA)/Dearness Relief (DR) due to Central Government Employees and Pensioners with effect from 1st July 2026.
As Your Honour is aware, DA is revised twice a year in accordance with the accepted formula based on the recommendations of the various Pay Commissions, with the primary objective of compensating employees for the continuing increase in the cost of living and prices. The recent movement in DA/DR rates itself reflects the continuing impact of price rise i.e. from July 2023 – 46%, January 2024 – 50%, July 2024 -53%, January 2025 – 55%, July 2025 – 58% and from January 2026 – 60%. Thus, within the recent period, DA/DR has moved substantially upward, from 46% to the present 60%, reflecting the cumulative effect of price movements.
We fully appreciate that the proposal for revision must undergo the prescribed examination and approval process. Nevertheless, we request that, once the relevant CPI data and the applicable formula enable the revised rate to be determined, the proposal may kindly be processed and placed before the competent authority at the earliest possible opportunity.
This request is particularly relevant at this time of the year. The period following July already brings increased family commitments, including second-term educational expenses, household expenditure, travel and other family obligations. The forthcoming festive season adds further financial commitments for employees and their families.
We submit that this is not a request for any advance or additional benefit. The entitlement itself arises from the prescribed effective date of 1st July 2026. The request is only that the formal process and announcement may kindly be completed at the earliest, so that the benefit due from the effective date is reflected in salary without avoidable delay, with arrears being regulated in the normal manner.
An early decision would provide considerable financial certainty and reassurance to lakhs of Central Government Employees, Pensioners and their families during an important period of the year. We therefore earnestly request your kind and sympathetic consideration and cause issuance of instructions to Authorities Concerned to kindly initiate the process for declaration of the same at the earliest.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
(M. S. Vengatesan)
Secretary General
Copy To:
1.The Finance Secretary, Government of India, New Delhi.
2.The Secretary, DoPT, Government of India, New Delhi.
3.The Secretary General, Staff Side NC-JCM, New Delhi.
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