Industrial Dearness Allowance (IDA) Rates for Executives and Non-Unionized Supervisors of CPSEs – Revised rates effective from 01.10.2026: DPE, FinMin O.M.
No.W-02/0037/2025-DPE(WC)/FTS-14505
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Public Enterprises
Public Enterprises Bhawan,
Block 14,CGO Complex,
Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003
Dated 27th October 2026
Office Memorandum
Subject: Revision of Industrial Dearness Allowance (IDA) Rates for Executives and Non-Unionized Supervisors of CPSEs — effective from 01.10.2026.
The undersigned is directed to convey the revised rates of Industrial Dearness Allowance (IDA) applicable to executives holding Board level and below Board level posts and Non-Unionized Supervisors of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) following the 1987, 1997, 2007 and 2017 pay scales, effective from 01.10.2026.
2 . The quantum of IDA payable from 01.10.2026 at the old system of neutralization, for an increase of (215) points, may be Rs. 430/-. At Average AICPI 10069, DA payable may be Rs. 18,728 to the executives holding Board level post, below Board level post and non-unionized supervisors following IDA pattern in the CPSEs of 1987 pay scales.
3. The rates of Dearness Allowance (DA) payable w.e.f. 01.10.2026 to executives holding Board-level and below Board-level posts, as well as nonunionized supervisors of CPSEs following the 1997, 2007, and 2017 pay scales, shall be 489.5% for the 1997 pay scale, 249.2% for the 2007 pay scale, and 59.1% for the 2017 pay scale.
4. All administrative Ministries/Departments of Government of India are requested to bring the foregoing to the notice of the CPSEs under their administrative control for necessary action at their end.
5. This issues with the approval of the Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises.
Digitally Sd/-
(Shivani Maheshwari)
Joint Director
Tel:011-24362061
Email: shivani.m[at]gov.in
To
All administrative Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.
Copy to:
1. The Chief Executives of Central Public Sector Enterprises.
2. Financial Advisers in the Administrative Ministries/Departments.
3. NIC, DPE with the request to upload this OM on the DPE website.
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