DA from January 2018 for Armed Forces Officers including PBORs

DA from January 2018 for Armed Forces Officers including PBORs – Payment of Dearness Allowance to Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank including NCs(E)

Defence Ministry Circular regarding revision of DA from 01.01.2018

F .No. 1 (2)/2004/D (Pay/Services)

Government of India

Ministry of Defence

New Delhi, the 28th March, 2018

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 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.

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,

(T.D. Prashanth Rao)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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