Official announcement released by Government of India via Press Information Bureau (PIB). The government revises dearness allowance and dearness relief (DR) twice a year, in January and July, to help employees and pensioners cope with inflation. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a 3% increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners. Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the.