Revised rates of Dearness Allowance from 01.07.2025 to Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank including NCs(E) — MoD, DMA Order dated 09.10.2025
No. 1(6)/2021/D(Pay/Services)-Pt-I
Ministry of Defence
Department of Military Affairs
D(Pay/Services)
New Delhi, 09 October, 2028
To
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff
Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank including NCs(E) — Revised rates effective from 01.07.2025.
Sir,
I am directed to refer to this Ministry’s Letter No. 1(6)/2021-D(Pay/Services)- Pt-I dated 09th April, 2025 on the subject cited above and to say that the Competent Authority has decided to enhance the rate of Dearness Allowance payable to Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank, including Non-Combatants (Enrolled), from the existing 55% to 58% of the Basic Pay with effect from 01.07. 2025, in pursuance of Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure)’s OM. No. 1/4(i)/2025-E.II(B) dated 6th October, 2025 revising the rates of DA to the Central Government Employees w.e.f 18 July, 2025 (copy enclosed).
2. The term ‘Basic Pay’ in the revised pay structure means the pay drawn in the prescribed Level in the Pay 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 off to the next higher rupee and the fractions of less than 50 paise may be ignored.
5. This issues with the concurrence of MoD(Finance), vide their ID Note No.2(02)/2021/AG/PD/165 dated 08th October, 2025, based on Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure)’s O.M. No. 1/4(i)/2025-E.I(B) dated 6th October, 2025.
Yours faithfully,
(Navlesh Kumar Tiwari)
Gp. Capt
Director (Pay/Services)
Encl: – As above.
Distribution: As per standard list attached.
Def (in-AG/PD)
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