January 30, 2026

DA Payable to Bank Officers for February–April 2026

The Dearness Allowance (DA) payable to bank employees for the quarter **February to April 2026** has been arrived at based on the movement in the **All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW), General**.

For the reference months October 2025, November 2025, and December 2025, the CPI-IW (General) indices stood at 147.70, 148.20, and 148.20 respectively. The average index for this quarter works out to 148.03, showing an increase of 1.07 points over the previous quarter’s average of 146.96*.

Based on this rise in the CPI-IW average, the **Dearness Allowance payable to bank staff for the quarter February–April 2026 is 25%. This DA rate will be applicable on the eligible components of pay as per the prevailing wage settlement.

DA chart

SCALE – STAGNATION – BASIC New DA Previous DA Difference
SCALE 1 – 48480 15544 14798 746
SCALE 1 – 50480 16177 15400 776
SCALE 1 – 52480 16809 16002 807
SCALE 1 – 54480 17442 16605 837
SCALE 1 – 56480 18074 17207 868
SCALE 1 – 58480 18707 17809 898
SCALE 1 – 60480 19339 18411 928
SCALE 1 – 62480 19972 19013 959
SCALE 1 – 64820 20712 19718 994
SCALE 1 – 67160 21452 20422 1030
SCALE 1 – 69840 22299 21229 1070
SCALE 1 – 72520 23147 22036 1111
SCALE 1 – 75200 23995 22843 1152
SCALE 1 – 77880 24842 23650 1192
SCALE 1 – 80560 25690 24456 1233
SCALE 1 – 83240 26537 25263 1274
SCALE 1 – 85920 27385 26070 1314
SCALE 1 – 88600 28232 26877 1355
SCALE 1 – 91280 29080 27684 1396
SCALE 1 – 93960 29927 28491 1437
SCALE 1 – STAG 1 –  96640 30775 29298 1477
SCALE 1 – STAG 2 – 99320 31622 30105 1518
SCALE 1 – STAG 3 – 102300 32565 31002 1563
SCALE 1 – STAG 4 – 105280 33507 31899 1608
SCALE 1 – STAG 5 – 108260 34450 32796 1654
SCALE 1 – ADD STAG 6 – 111240 35392 33693 1699
SCALE 1 – ADD STAG 7 – 114220 36335 34591 1744
SCALE 2 – 64820 21004 19995 1008
SCALE 2 – 67160 21754 20710 1044
SCALE 2 – 69840 22614 21528 1085
SCALE 2 – 72520 23473 22347 1127
SCALE 2 – 75200 24333 23165 1168
SCALE 2 – 77880 25193 23983 1209
SCALE 2 – 80560 26052 24802 1251
SCALE 2 – 83240 26912 25620 1292
SCALE 2 – 85920 27771 26438 1333
SCALE 2 – 88600 28631 27257 1374
SCALE 2 – 91280 29491 28075 1416
SCALE 2 – 93960 30350 28893 1457
SCALE 2 – 96640 31210 29712 1498
SCALE 2 – 99320 32069 30530 1539
SCALE 2 – 102300 33025 31440 1585
SCALE 2 – 105280 33981 32350 1631
SCALE 2 – STAG 1  – 108260 34937 33260 1677
SCALE 2 – STAG 2 – 111240 35893 34170 1723
SCALE 2 – STAG 3 – 114220 36849 35080 1769
SCALE 2 – STAG 4 –  117200 37804 35990 1815
SCALE 2 – STAG 5 – 120180 38760 36900 1860
SCALE 2 – ADD STAG 6- 123540 39838 37926 1912
SCALE 2 – ADD STAG 7- 126900 40916 38952 1964
SCALE 3 – 85920 27771 26438 1333
SCALE 3 – 88600 28631 27257 1374
SCALE 3 – 91280 29491 28075 1416
SCALE 3 – 93960 30350 28893 1457
SCALE 3 – 96640 31210 29712 1498
SCALE 3 – 99320 32069 30530 1539
SCALE 3 – 102300 33025 31440 1585
SCALE 3 – 105280 33981 32350 1631
SCALE 3 – STAG 1 – 108260 34937 33260 1677
SCALE 3 – STAG 2 – 111240 35893 34170 1723
SCALE 3 – STAG 3 – 114220 36849 35080 1769
SCALE 3 – STAG 4 – 117200 37804 35990 1815
SCALE 3 – STAG 5 – 120560 38882 37016 1866
SCALE 3 – STAG 6 – 123920 39960 38042 1918
SCALE 3 – ADD STAG 7- 127600 41140 39165 1975
SCALE 3 – ADD STAG 8- 131280 42321 40289 2031
SCALE 4 – 102300 33588 31976 1612
SCALE 4 – 105280 34560 32901 1659
SCALE 4 – 108260 35532 33827 1706
SCALE 4 – 111240 36505 34752 1752
SCALE 4 – 114220 37477 35678 1799
SCALE 4 – 117580 38573 36721 1852
SCALE 4 – 120940 39669 37765 1904
SCALE 4 – STAG 1 – 124300 40765 38809 1957
SCALE 4 – STAG 2 – 127980 41966 39952 2014
SCALE 4 – ADD STAG 3- 131980 43271 41194 2077
SCALE 4 – ADD STAG 4- 135980 44576 42436 2140
SCALE 4 – ADD STAG 5- 139980 45881 43679 2202
SCALE 5 – 120940 39669 37765 1904
SCALE 5 – 124300 40765 38809 1957
SCALE 5 – 127660 41862 39852 2009
SCALE 5 – 131340 43062 40995 2067
SCALE 5 -135020 44263 42138 2125
SCALE 5 – STAG 1 – 139020 45568 43381 2187
SCALE 5 – ADD STAG 2 – 143020 46873 44623 2250
SCALE 5 – ADD STAG 3 – 147360 48289 45971 2318
SCALE 5 – ADD STAG 4 – 151700 49705 47319 2386
SCALE 6 – 140500 46402 44175 2227
SCALE 6 – 144500 47717 45426 2290
SCALE 6 – 148500 49032 46678 2354
SCALE 6 – 152500 50347 47930 2417
SCALE 6 – 156500 51662 49182 2480
SCALE 6 –  ADD STAG 1 – 160840 53089 50540 2548
SCALE 6 –  ADD STAG 2 – 165180 54515 51899 2617
SCALE 6 –  ADD STAG 3 – 169520 55942 53257 2685
SCALE 7 – 156500 51662 49182 2480
SCALE 7 – 160840 53089 50540 2548
SCALE 7 – 165180 54515 51899 2617
SCALE 7 – 169520 55942 53257 2685
SCALE 7 – 173860 57369 54615 2754
SCALE 7 – ADD STAG 1- 178560 58914 56086 2828
SCALE 7 – ADD STAG 2- 183260 60459 57557 2902
SCALE 7 – ADD STAG 3 – 187960 62004 59028 2976
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