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It is a allowance paid to the employees in order to enable them to face the increasing dearness of essential commodities. It serves as a cushion, a sort of insurance against increase in price level of commodities. DA is paid to neutralise the effect of inflation.
DA in India is linked to three factors : 1. The Index Factor (All India Consumer Price Index) 2. The Time Factor (linked to a rise in AICPI) 3. The Point Factor (DA rises with the rise in the number of index points above a specific level)
Other allowances like club membership, provident fund, pension, medical, lunch, telephone, transport, uniform, tiffin etc