6% additional DA to Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank including Non-Combatants (Enrolled) – Orders issued

6% additional DA to Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank including Non-Combatants (Enrolled) – Orders issued

Payment of Dearness Allowance to Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank including NCs(E) – Revised rates effective  from 1st July, 2015

F.No.1(2)/2004/D (Pay/Services)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence

New Delhi, the 6th October 2015

To
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff

Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank including NCs(E) – Revised rates effective. from 1st July, 2015.

Sir,
I am directed to refer to this Ministry letter No.1(2)/2004/D (Pay/Services) dated 16th April, 2015 on the subject cited above and to say tat the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank, including Non-Combatants (Enrolled), shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 113% to 119% with effect from 1st July, 2015

2. Tha provisions contained in paras 2, 4 and 5 of this Ministry’s letter No.1(2)/2004/D (Pay/Services) dated 25th September 2008 shall continue to be applicable while regulation Dearness Allowance under these orders.

3. The additional instalment of DA payable under the orders shall be paid in Cash to all Armed Forces Officers/ PBORs including NCs(E).

4.This letter issues with the concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry vide their Dy. No.330-PA dated 06.10.2015 based an Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure)) O.M. No.1/3/2015-E-II (B), dated 23rd September 2015.

Yours faithfully,
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(Prashant Rastogi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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