DA Order from July 2023 to Armed Forces Officers and PBOR including NCs(E)
No. 1(6)/2021/D( Pay/Services)
Ministry of Defence
Department of Military Affairs
D(Pay / Services)
New Delhi, the 23 Oct, 2023
To
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff
$ubject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank including NCs(E) — Revised rates effective from 01.07.2023.
Sir,
1 am directed to refer to this Ministry’s letter No., 1(6)/2021- D(Pay/Services) dated 10 Apr 2023, on the subject cited above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank, including Non-Combatants (Enrolled), shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 42% to 46% with effect from 01.07.2023.
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2. The term ‘basic pay in the revised pay structure means the pay drawn in the prescribed Level in the Pale Matrix as per 7th CPC recommendations accepted by the Government, but does not include any other type of pay like special pay, etc.
3. The Dearness Allowance will continue to be a distinct element of remuneration and will not be treated as pay within the ambit of Pay rules of Defence Force Personnel
4. The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involving fractions of 50 paise and above may be rounded to the next higher rupee and the fractions of less than 50 paise may be ignored.
5. This letter issues with the concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry vide their Dy. No. 245/A G/ PD/ 2023 dated 23.10.2023 of RF No-2(2)/2021-AG/PD based on Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) 0.M No.1/4/2023-E-II(B), dated 20th Oct 2023
Yours faithfully,
(T.Johnson)
Gp Capt
Director (Pay/Services)
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