Expected DA/DR from Jan, 2026 and 8th CPC Fitment Factor – All-India CPI-IW for the month of Jul, 2025 issued by Labour Bureau on 29.08.2025
The All-India CPI-IW for July, 2025 increased by 1.5 point and stood at 146.5 (one hundred forty-six point five). This marks the start of the calculation for Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) that will be paid from January 2026. The exact rate will depend on the CPI-IW numbers for the next five months. The January 2026 DA rate will also play an important role in deciding the minimum pay under the upcoming 8th Central Pay Commission. Once the new pay scale is implemented, the DA rate will reset to zero from January 2026.
For July 2025, the DA/DR has been confirmed at 58%, which is a 3% increase over the current rate. As per routine, this hike is expected to get Cabinet approval in September 2025. Central government employees and pensioners are now waiting for the approval and the official order from the Department of Expenditure.
जुलाई 2025 के लिए अखिल भारतीय सीपीआई-आईडब्ल्यू (CPI-IW) 1.5 अंक बढ़कर 146.5 (एक सौ छियालिस दशमलव पाँच) पर पहुँच गया है। इसके साथ ही जनवरी 2026 से मिलने वाले महंगाई भत्ता (DA) और महंगाई राहत (DR) की गणना शुरू हो गई है। इसका सटीक दर अगले पाँच महीनों के CPI-IW आंकड़ों पर निर्भर करेगा। जनवरी 2026 का DA दर आगामी 8वें केंद्रीय वेतन आयोग (CPC) के तहत न्यूनतम वेतन तय करने में भी महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाएगा। नई वेतन संरचना लागू होने के बाद, जनवरी 2026 से DA दर को शून्य कर दिया जाएगा।
जुलाई 2025 के लिए DA/DR 58% तय किया गया है, जो मौजूदा दर से 3% अधिक है। सामान्य प्रक्रिया के अनुसार, इस बढ़ोतरी को सितंबर 2025 में कैबिनेट की मंजूरी मिलने की उम्मीद है। इस संबंध में केंद्रीय सरकारी कर्मचारी और पेंशनभोगी कैबिनेट की स्वीकृति और व्यय विभाग (DoE) की आधिकारिक अधिसूचना का इंतजार कर रहे हैं।
The DA/DR from Jan, 2026 table is as follows:-
| Expected DA/DR from Jan, 2026 on issue of All-India CPI-IW for Jul, 2025
Expected DA/DR table by Staffnews.in |
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| Increase/ Decrease Index |
Month | Base Year 2016 =100 |
Base Year 2001 = 100 |
Total of 12 Months |
Twelve monthly Average |
% increase over 115.76 for 6th CPC DA |
% increase over 261.42 for 7th CPC DA |
6th CPC DA announced or will be announced |
7th CPC DA announced or will be announced |
| Existing DA/DR from Jan, 2025 | 252% | 55% | |||||||
| -0.5 | Jan,25 | 143.2 | 412 | 4905 | 408.75 | 253.10% | 56.36% | ||
| -0.4 | Feb,25 | 142.8 | 411 | 4915 | 409.58 | 253.82% | 56.68% | ||
| 0.2 | Mar,25 | 143.0 | 412 | 4927 | 410.58 | 254.68% | 57.06% | ||
| 0.5 | Apr,25 | 143.5 | 413 | 4939 | 411.58 | 255.55% | 57.44% | ||
| 0.5 | May,25 | 144.0 | 415 | 4951 | 412.58 | 256.41% | 57.82% | ||
| 1 | Jun,25 | 145.0 | 418 | 4962 | 413.50 | 257.20% | 58.17% | ||
| DA/DR from Jul, 2025 to be approved | 257% | 58% | |||||||
| 1.5 | Jul,25 | 146.5 | 422 | 4973 | 414.42 | 258.00% | 58.53% | ||
| 0 | Aug,25 | 146.5 | 422 | 4984 | 415.33 | 258.79% | 58.88% | Expected | |
| 0 | Sep,25 | 146.5 | 422 | 4993 | 416.08 | 259.44% | 59.16% | Expected | |
| 0 | Oct,25 | 146.5 | 422 | 4999 | 416.58 | 259.87% | 59.35% | Expected | |
| 0 | Nov,25 | 146.5 | 422 | 5005 | 417.08 | 260.30% | 59.55% | Expected | |
| 0 | Dec,25 | 146.5 | 422 | 5013 | 417.75 | 260.88% | 59.80% | Expected | |
| Expected DA/DR from Jan, 2026 | 260% | 59% | |||||||
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Press release dated 29.08.2025 by Labour Bureau:-
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU
F.No. 5/1/2021-CPI
Shram Bureau Bhawan, Block No. 2,
Institutional Area, Sector 38 (West),
Chandigarh – 160036
Dated: 29.08.2025
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Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (2016=100) – July, 2025
1. Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour & Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month on the basis of retail prices collected from 317 markets spread over 88 industrially important centres in the country. The index for the month of July, 2025 is being released in this press release.
2. The All-India CPI-IW for July, 2025 increased by 1.5 point and stood at 146.5 (one hundred forty-six point five).
3. Year-on-year inflation for the month of July, 2025 stood at 2.66% as compared to 2.15% in July, 2024.
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Is it applicable to central government school employee too