Expected DA from January 2013 -8% or 9% ?

AICPI – IW (All India Consumer price Index for industrial workers with the base as 2001=100) for the month of November 2012 has been issued by Government.

All India consumer price index AICPI-IW for the period from January 2012 to November 2012

Month            AICPI-IW

Jan 2012        198

Feb 2012        199

Mar 2012        201

Apr 2012        205

May 2012       206

Jun 2012        208

Jul 2012         212

Aug 2012       214

Sep 2012       215

Oct 2012       217

Nov 2012      218

Dec 2012       Will be released in the last week of January 2012

Estimated Dearness Allowance with effect from January 2013

From the table above, you can assume that , if there is no change in AICPI-IW for December 2012 i.e it is pegged at 218, then Expected DA from January 2013 will be 80%. 

DA will remain to be at 80% for change in AICPI for December 2012 up to 221. If AICPI(IW) for December 2012 touches 222, then expected DA with effect from January 2013 will be 81%.