Total Percentage of Dearness Allowance (D.A.)

Update on: 29.05.2025
Grant of Dearness Allowance (D.A.) to Teaching and Non-teaching employees of Government Aided /Sponsored Educational Institutions, Dearness Allowance (D.A.) with effect from 01.04.1997 to 01.05.2024 in terms of Finance (Audit Branch) Department, West Bengal.

Total percentage of Dearness Allowance (DA)
  • Arrear of 25% D.A. as per Hon'ble Supreme Court Order from 01.04.2008 to 31.12.2019 as per ROPA 2009, Calculation of arrear Dearness Allowance
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Table of Dearness Allowance (D.A.)

 From
 To
D.A. Given
Total
%
01.04.1997
 31.07.1997
Nil
Nil
01.08.1997
 30.11.1997
4%
4%
01.12.1997
31.03.1998 
4%
8%
10.04.1998
 31.10.1998
5%
13%
01.11.1998
 31.07.1999
9%
 22%
01.08.1999
31.03.2000 
10%
 32%
01.04.2000
 30.09.2000
5%
 37%
01.10.2000
 30.06.2001
1%
 38%
01.07.2001
 31.12.2003
3%
 41%
01.01.2004
 31.08.2004
4%
 45%
01.09.2004
 31.03.2005
4%
 49%
01.04.2005
 31.08.2005
3%
 52%
01.09.2005
 30.11.2005
3%
 55%
01.12.2005
 28.02.2006
4%
 59%
01.03.2006

 30.06.2006
2%
 61%
01.07.2006

 31.08.2006
3%
 64%
01.09.2006

 31.12.2006
3%
 67%
01.01.2007

 31.03.2007
4%
 71%
01.04.2007

 31.12.2007
3% 
 74%
Marger 50%
Dearness Pay 
--
 24%
01.01.2008
 31.05.2008
 5%
 29%
01.06.2008
 31.10.2008
 6%
 35%
01.11.2008
 28.02.2009
 6%
 41%
01.03.2009
 31.03.2009
 6%
 47%
01.04.2009
 ROPA 2009
 ---
 16%
01.01.2010
 31.03.2010
 6%
 22%
01.04.2010
 30.11.2010
 5%
 27%
01.12.2010
 31.12.2011
 8%
 35%
01.01.2012
 31.12.2012
 10%
 45%
01.01.2013
 31.12.2013
7%
 52%
01.01.2014
 31.12.2014
6%
 58%
01.01.2015
 31.12.2015
7%
 65%
01.01.2016
 31.12.2016
 10%
 75%
Interim Relief
Since 01.07.2016
10% of BP
 75% + IR
01.01.2017
 31.12.2007
 10%
 85% + IR
01.01.2018
 31.12.2018
 15%
 100% + IR
01.01.2019
31.12.2019
25%
125% + IR (withdrawn)

 From
 To
 D.A. Given
 Total
01.01.2020
31.12.2020
ROPA 2019
(w.e.f 01.01.2016)
0%
01.01.2021
28.02.2023
3%
3%
01.03.2023
31.12.2023
3%
6%
01.01.2024
31.03.20244%10%
01.04.2024
   31.03.20254%14%
01.04.2025Continue.....4 %
18 %



















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Arrear of 25% D.A. as per Hon'ble Supreme Court Order
from 01.04.2008 to 31.12.2019 as per ROPA 2009
➤Calculation of Arrear DA (Click here)