Expected DA/DR from January, 2014 – 100% or 101%

Expected DA/DR from January, 2014 – 100% or 101%


All-India CPI-IW for August, 2013 rose by 2 points and pegged at 237 (two hundred and thirty seven). According to this increase Dearness Allowance for Central Government Employees & Dearness Relief for CG Pensioner confirmed to be 100% from January, 2014.  This increase and present economic scenario are also indicating that the DA/DR for Jan, 2014 may cross 100%.  Total 8 points increase in AICPIN for next 3 months, DA will cross the 100% and DA from Jan, 2014 will be at 101%.  With this 2 point increase all the Central Government Employees and Pensioner will get another two digit increase in next half yearly continuously. See following table for thee different situation to Expected DA/DR for Jan, 2014 :-

Expectation	Increase/ Decrease Index	Month	Base Year 2001 =100	Total of 12 Months	Twelve monthly Average	% increase over 115.76 for DA	DA/DR announced or will be announced
	1	Dec-12	219	2512	209.33	80.83%	80%
DA from July, 2013 order has been issued by finmin	2	Jan-13	221	2535	211.25	82.49%	90%
	2	Feb-13	223	2559	213.25	84.22%
	1	Mar-13	224	2582	215.17	85.87%
	2	Apr-13	226	2603	216.92	87.38%
	2	May-13	228	2625	218.75	88.97%
	3	Jun-13	231	2648	220.67	90.62%
	4	Jul-13	235	2671	222.58	92.28%
	2	Aug-13	237	2694	224.50	93.94%
1st Expectation Min 2 point in any coming month	2	Sep-13	239	2718	226.50	95.66%	100%
	0	Oct-13	239	2740	228.33	97.25%
	0	Nov-13	239	2761	230.08	98.76%
	0	Dec-13	239	2781	231.75	100.20%
	Expected DA/DR from January, 2014
2nd Expectation minimum 1 point in next 2 months	1	Sep-13	238	2717	226.42	95.59%	100%
	1	Oct-13	239	2739	228.25	97.18%
	0	Nov-13	239	2760	230.00	98.69%
	0	Dec-13	239	2780	231.67	100.13%
	Expected DA/DR from January, 2014
3rd Expectation Point 2 in every month or total 8 point	2	Sep-13	239	2718	226.50	95.66%	101%
	2	Oct-13	241	2742	228.50	97.39%
	2	Nov-13	243	2767	230.58	99.19%
	2	Dec-13	245	2793	232.75	101.06%
	Expected DA/DR from January, 2014

PIB Release of CPI-IW:

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Labour & Employment

01-October-2013 13:16 IST

Consumer Price index Numbers for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) August 2013

According to a press release issued by the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment the All-India CPI-IW for August, 2013 rose by 2 points and pegged at 237 (two hundred and thirty seven). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.85 per cent between July and August compared with 0.94 per cent between the same two months a year ago.

The largest upward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing 1.58 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Wheat, Wheat Atta,Goat Meat, Dairy Milk, Milk (Cow & Buffalo),Onions, Chillies Green, Tea (Readymade), Firewood, Doctors Fee, Private Tution Fee. Secendory School Books, Petrol, Tailoring Charges are responsible for the rise in index. However, this was compensated to some extent by Groundnut Oil, Fish, Fresh Vegetables and Fruit items, putting downward pressure on the index.

The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 10.75 per cent for August, 2013 as compared to 10.85 per cent for the previous month and 10.31 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 13.91 per cent against 14.10 per cent of the previous month and 12.20 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.

At centre level, Chindwara recorded the highest increase of 8 points each followed by Jalpaiguri and Siliguri (7 points), Durgapur (10 points) and Ranchi, Hatia, Nagpur, Kolkata, Asansol and Tiruchirapally (6 points each). Among others, 5 points rise was registered in 8 centres, 4 points in 6 centres, 3 points in 12 centres, 2 points in 13 centres and 1 point in 19 centres. On the contrary, Goa reported a decline of 5 points followed by Ernakulam, Quilon and Surat (2 points each) and 3 other centres by 1 point each. Rest of the 6 centres’ indices remained stationary.

The indices of 39 centres are above All-India Index and other 38 centres’ indices are below national average. The index of Tiruchirapally centre remained at par with all-India index.

The next index of CPI-IW for the month of September, 2013 will be released on Thursday, 31 October, 2013. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureau.gov.in.

Source: PIB via: Expected DA