New Delhi, May 4 -- The government has announced slight revision in Dearness Allowance (DA) for bank employees for the months of May, June and July 2026, which will increase salaries for workmen and officer employees.

Across employee levels for basic salary between Rs.48,000-1,17,000, the DA increase ranges from Rs.435-1,050.

Notably, this comes a week after the Finance Ministry last week announced DA revision for central government employees and pensioners (including railways and defence personnel), from 58% to 60% of Basic Pay, with effect from 1 January 2026.

In a notice released by the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) dated 2 May, the body said that for employees under XII BPS / 9th Note, the increase is as confirmed by the All-Indi...