New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- More than one crore central government employees and pensioners are a step closer to their next Dearness Allowance (DA) revision after the Labour Bureau released the June 2026 Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW), the final inflation data needed to calculate the July hike. Based on the latest CPI-IW data and the Dearness Allowance calculation methodology adopted under the 7th Central Pay Commission, the DA works out to about 63.75%, indicating a payable rate of 63%, subject to approval by the Union Cabinet.

The Labour Bureau, under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, reported the June 2026 CPI-IW at 151.9, up from 150.8 in May. Since June is the last month considered for the July DA revision, the i...