06 September 2014
Dearness Allowance (in short DA) is a cost of living allowance paid to various types of employees / pensioners which is declared on half yearly basis and will given in Jan & July every year calculated on every employees basic salary to mitigate the inflation rate on people. For full details, you may visit the flg link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dearness_allowance Best wishes..........