DA hike announcement: How salaries of Level 1-18 employees will rise after 2% dearness allowance hikeDA hike for central government employees: A 2% hike in DA will take it from its current rate of 58% to 60%. With this hike, dearness relief...
DA hike delay: NC-JCM seeks cabinet secretary's intervention for dearness allowance announcementWhile the NC-JCM reached out to the cabinet secretary, one of its affiliated bodies, the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers...
DA hike delay: Central government employee body to hold protest over dearness allowance delayIn a letter to the Cabinet Secretary of India, the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers (CCGEW) writes that its affiliated or...
Not just Noida, why workers are protesting across several cities in IndiaIndustrial unrest has erupted in Noida, one of Asia’s largest planned industrial hubs, as workers across thousands of units protest over mi...
DA hike January 2026: Why is the announcement delayed and what to expect
DA hike delay: Will government skip it or just postpone it? Experts weigh inCentral government employees are eagerly awaiting their dearness allowance hike. The announcement, usually made earlier, is now delayed. Ex...
DA hike delay sparks concern: Employees’ bodies urge FM Sitharaman for quick announcementSB Yadav, secretary general, Confederation of Central Govt Employees & Workers, in a letter dated April 8, 2026, wrote to the Finance Minis...
DA hike delay: Will central government raise dearness allowance in first week of April?Central government employees and pensioners are awaiting the January 2026 Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) hike announcemen...
Fresh family income survey likely ahead of CPI-IW updateThe Labour Ministry is planning a new survey of working-class families. This exercise will help update the base year for the Consumer Price...
Germany could face $46 bln hit from Iran war as oil prices surge, IW saysGermany's economy could face a significant blow of 40 billion euros over the next two years. Projections indicate that rising oil prices, s...
DA likely to rise by 2% for central government employees in January 2026; check expected hike in total payDA, DR hike for employees and pensioners: Central government employees and pensioners are set to receive a 2% Dearness Allowance (DA) and D...
Base year revision for CPI-industrial workers suspicious: AITUCThe AITUC further said that it is of the view that the move will lead to "depression" in dearness allowance (DA) paid to workers. The labou...
Labour Ministry dismisses reports of new CPI-IW series leading to pay hike of employees"Labour Ministry denies reports in a section of media appearing under the caption "Govt. employees set to get more DA" published on October...
Retail inflation for industrial workers eases to 5.63 pc in AugustThe All-India CPI-IW for August 2020 increased by 2 points to 338. On one-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 0.60 per cent betwee...
- Consumer inflation for industrial workers up by 7.57 pc in February
Higher food prices pushed up inflation based on the consumer price index for industrial workers (CPI-IW) stood at 7.57 per cent in February.
- CPI-IW marginally falls to 7.75% in May
Inflation based on consumer prices for industrial workers (CPI-IW) has slowed down in May even as inflation based on wholesale price index ...
- CPI-IW outpaces WPI on rising food prices
India’s inflation rate based on the consumer price index for industrial workers (CPI-IW) has been increasing at a much faster pace than the...