CDA Rates from July 2021 and CDA Rate List from 6th Pay

Find the CDA Rates of Central Government Employees before and after the 7th pay commission, check the new formula to calculate the CDA as per the All India Consumer Price Index Numbers (AICPIN), and also check the list of old dearness allowance rates from 01.01.2006 to as on date…

Central Dearness Allowance or CDA rates is the cost of living adjustment allowance that gets paid to the central government employees, and prisoners in India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.

The Central Dearness Allowance is calculated as a percentage of an Indian citizen (employee) basic salary to mitigate the impact of inflation on people, and the Indian citizens usually get a basic salary and pension that gets supplemented by housing or a CDA or both.

You should know that CDA is a fully taxable allowance, and also, there are two types of CDA available out there.

These types are the:

1. Central Dearness Allowance is admissible under the terms of employment.
2. CDA is not given under the terms of employment.

CDA Rates Calculation Formula

Also, when it comes to calculating the Dearness Allowance for Central government employees, the formula is after 1.1.2006:

• Dearness Allowance %= {(Average of AICPIN(Base year 2001=100) for the past 12 months – 115.77)/115.77}*100

To Calculate the CDA Rates for Central government employees, the formula after 1.1.2007 is

• Dearness Allowance %= {(Average of AICPIN(Base year 2001=100) for the past 3 months – 126.33)/126.33}*100

7th Pay Commission CDA Rates List

From	To	CDA %
1.1.2016	30.6.2016	0
1.7.2016	31.12.2016	2
1.1.2017	30.6.2017	4
1.7.2017	31.12.2017	5
1.1.2018	30.6.2018	7
1.7.2018	31.12.2018	9
January 2019	June 2019	12
July 2019	till date	17
01.01.2020	DA Freeze	17%
01.07.2020	Freeze	17
01.01.2021	DA Freeze	17
01.07.2021	31.12.2021	28%

6th CPC Central Dearness Allowance Rates List

From	To	% rate of Dearness Allowance (CDA)
1.1.2006	30.6.2006	0
1.7.2006	31.12.2006	2
1.1.2007	30.6.2007	6
1.7.2007	31.12.2007	9
1.1.2008	30.6.2008	12
1.7.2008	31.12.2008	16
1.1.2009	30.6.2009	22
1.7.2009	31.12.2009	27
1.1.2010	30.6.2010	35
1.7.2010	31.12.2010	45
1.1.2011	30.6.2011	51
1.7.2011	31.12.2011	58
1.1.2012	30.6.2012	65
1.7.2012	31.12.2012	72
1.1.2013	30.06.2013	80
1.7.2013	31.12.2013	90
1st January 2014	30.6.2014	100
1.7.2014	31.12.2014	107
1.1.2015	30.6.2015	113
1.7.2015	31.12.2015	119
1.1.2016	30.6.2016	125
1st July 2016		132

The above are the confirmed Central Dearness Allowance (CDA) rates paid to Central Government Employee as per the price index changes after the announcement of the Union Government.