No. 1(2)/2004/D(Pay/Services)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
New Delhi, the 11th March, 2019
To
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff
The Chief of Naval Staff
Subject :
Payment of Dearness Allowance to Armed Forces Officers and
Personnel Below Officer Rank including NCs(E) - Revised rates effective
from 01.01.2019.
Sir,
I am directed to refer to this Ministry's letter No.
1(2)/2004-D(Pay/Services) dated 18th September 2018, 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 9% to 12% with effect from 01.01.2019.
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, 2019.
6. This letter issues with the concurrence of Finance Division of this
Ministry vide their Dy. No. 63-PA dated 07.03.2019 based on Ministry of
Finance (Department of Expenditure) O.M. No. 1/1/2019-E-II(B), dated
27th February 2019.
Your faithfully,
(Arun Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
