7% DA Order for Armed Forces Officers and PBOR including NCs(E)
Payment of Dearness Allowance to
Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank including NCs(E)-
Revised rates effective from 1st January 2018
F.No.1(2)/2004/D(Pay/Services)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
New Delhi, the 28th March, 2018
ToThe 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 January, 2018.
Sir,
I am directed to refer to this Ministry’s letter No.1(2)/2004/D(Pay/Services) dated 3rd October 2017, on the subject cited above and to say that 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 5% to 7% of the basic pay with effect from 1st January, 2018.
I am directed to refer to this Ministry’s letter No.1(2)/2004/D(Pay/Services) dated 3rd October 2017, on the subject cited above and to say that 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 5% to 7% of the basic pay with effect from 1st January, 2018.
2. The term 'basic pay' in the revised
pay structure means the pay drawn in the prescribed Level in the Pay
Matrix as per 7th CPC recommendations accepted by the Government, but
does not include any other type of pay like special pay, etc
3. The Dearness Allowance will continue
to be a distinct element of remuneration and will not be treated as pay
within the ambit of Pay rules of Defence Force Personnel.
4. The payment on account of Dearness
Allowance involving fractions of 50 paise and above may be rounded to
the next higher rupee and the fractions of less than 50 paise may be
ignored.
5. The payment of arrears of Dearness Allowance shall not be made before the date of disbursement of salary of March, 2018.
6. This letter issues with the
concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry vide their Dy. No.79-PA
dated 26.03.18 based on Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure)
O.M. No.1/1/2018-E.II(B), dated 15th March, 2018.
Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(T.D.Prashanth Rao)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
sd/-
(T.D.Prashanth Rao)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Source: https://mod.gov.in/
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