Expected DA from January, 2018: Confirm 7th CPC DA @ 7% & Expected 6th CPC @ 143% - CPI(IW) Index of Oct, 17 released

All India Consumer Price(Industrial Workers) Index Number [CPI(IW)] of Oct, 2017 has been released yesterday by Labour Bureau and increased by 2 points and pegged at 287 (two hundred and eighty seven). With this increase 7th CPC Dearness Allowance/Dearness Relief for Central Govt Employees and Pensioner w.e.f. the month from January, 2018 will be 7% with 2% increase in July, 2017 DA/DR. On the other hand the 6th CPC DA speculated to be 143% with 4% increase in present DA Rate. 

The speculation of month of Sept, 2017 while 5 points increase in All India Consumer Price(Industrial Workers) Index Number [CPI(IW)] of July, 2017 was indicating 7% 7th CPC Dearness Allowance with 2% increase & 142% 6th CPC DA with 3% increase in 6th CPC Dearness Allowance from January, 2018 has comes true after 3 months.

Only two months index is to be needed to give the calculated figure for the January, 2018 DA/DR but the confirm speculation is being given by the staffnews.in through the undermentioned table. The undermentioned speculations are checking the Expected DA by extreme up and down level of CPI(IW) Number. A major ups and down in index will give the confirm 7% 7th CPC DA and a minor change will give variation in 6th CPC DA as 142% or 143%. Have a look on expected DA table:-

Expected Dearness Allowance from January, 2018 Table by www.staffnews.in
Expectation /Order	Increase/ Decrease in CPI(IW)Index	Month	Base Year 2001 = 100	Total of 12 Months	Twelve monthly Average	% increase over 115.76 for 6CPC DA	% increase over 261.42 for 7CPC DA	6CPC DA announced or will be announced	7CPC DA announced or will be announced
DA from July, 2017	-1	Jan,17	274	3297	274.75	137.34%	5.10%	139%	5%
	0	Feb,17	274	3304	275.33	137.85%	5.32%
	1	Mar,17	275	3311	275.92	138.35%	5.55%
	2	Apr,17	277	3317	276.42	138.78%	5.74%
	1	May,17	278	3320	276.67	139.00%	5.83%
	2	Jun,17	280	3323	276.92	139.22%	5.93%
July-Index	5	Jul,17	285	3328	277.33	139.58%	6.09%	142%	7%
Aug-Index	0	Aug,17	285	3335	277.92	140.08%	6.31%
Sep-Index	0	Sep,17	285	3343	278.58	140.66%	6.57%
Oct-Index	2	Oct,17	287	3352	279.33	141.30%	6.85%
1st Situation total zero increase	0	Nov,17	287	3362	280.17	142.02%	7.17%
	0	Dec,17	287	3374	281.17	142.89%	7.55%
	Expected Dearness Allowance from January, 2018
2nd Situation total 8 pt increase	4	Nov,17	291	3366	280.50	142.31%	7.30%	143%	7%
	4	Dec,17	295	3386	282.17	143.75%	7.94%
	Expected Dearness Allowance from January, 2018
3rd Situation total 10 pt decrease	-5	Nov,17	282	3357	279.75	141.66%	7.01%	141%	7%
	-5	Dec,17	277	3359	279.92	141.81%	7.08%
	Expected Dearness Allowance from January, 2018
3rd Situation total 2 pt increase	1	Nov,17	288	3363	280.25	142.10%	7.20%	143%	7%
	1	Dec,17	289	3377	281.42	143.10%	7.65%
	Expected Dearness Allowance from January, 2018