Dearness Allowance for Workmen and Officer Employees for the months of Aug, Sep and Oct 2022.
Indian Banks’ Association
HR & Industrial Relations
HR&IR/MBR/76/D/2022-23/1 1414
August 1, 2022
All Members of the Association
(Designated Officers)
Dear Sir/ Madam.
Dearness Allowance for Workmen and Officer Employees in banks for the months of August, September & October 2022 under XI BPS/ Joint Note dated 11.11.2020
The confirmed All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base 1960=100) for the quarter ended June 2022 are as follows:-
April 2022 8394.82
May 2022 8480.28
June 2022 8493.43
The average CPI of the above is 8456.17 and accordingly, the number of DA slabs are 526 (8456 – 6352= 2104/4 = 526 Slabs). The last quarterly Payment of DA was at 472 Slabs. Hence, there is an increase in DA slabs of ’54’ 1.e. 526 Slabs for payment of DA for the quarter August, September, and October 2022.
In terms of clause 7 of the 11th Bipartite Settlement dated 11.11.2020 and clause 3 of the Joint Note dated 11.11.2020, the rate of Dearness Allowance payable to Workmen and Officer employees for the months of August, September, and October 2022 shall be 36.82% of ‘pay’. While arriving at dearness allowance payable, decimals from third place may please be ignored.
Yours faithfully,
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Brajeshwar Sharma
Senior Advisor (HR&IR)