DA Hike: Huge good news for employees? Merger DA, minimum wage 69 thousand rupees. Key Demands Before 8th Pay Commission |

Moreover, many unions are demanding that the government make a formal announcement to include DA in basic wages once it crosses 50 percent as per the 7th Pay Commission rules. Currently, the DA has already reached 60 percent, but the central government is yet to announce any final decision in this regard. This increased employee interest in this topic. AIDEF also made another key demand. The formula currently used to calculate DA does not fully reflect the actual cost of living, it said. It was assumed that employees spend most of their income on essentials such as food, house rent, children’s education, medical expenses, medicines and transportation, so the method of calculating DA should be changed according to modern conditions. It says inflation affects lower-wage employees the most.