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Dear Sachin,
The concept of "Dearness Allowance" originated during the World War Era to combat the negative effects on the earnings of the working classes. However, with the passage of time, it became an essential component of the current wage/salary structure of the employees and is treated as an indispensable determinant for the computation of terminal as well as social security benefits.
Initially, it was granted as a fixed sum component but later converted to a varying nature in tune with the hike in prices. Hence, it is a variable dearness allowance, for short "V.D.A." For the sake of convenience of computation and uniform application, it is linked to the Cost of Living Indices, for short "C.P.I.", which measure changes over time in the general level of prices of goods and services that households acquire for consumption.
CPI numbers are widely used as a macroeconomic indicator of inflation by governments and central banks for inflation targeting, monitoring price stability, and as deflators in the National Accounts. CPI is also used for indexing dearness allowance to employees for an increase in prices.
When VDA is introduced for the first time, a CPI is selected for linkage with a particular year as the base year, which has the base point of 100. For every increase in that point, a rate of amount as a hike is fixed and granted, usually taking the average hike over a period of 12 calendar months.
From India, Salem
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The concept of "Dearness Allowance" originated during the World War Era to combat the negative effects on the earnings of the working classes. However, with the passage of time, it became an essential component of the current wage/salary structure of the employees and is treated as an indispensable determinant for the computation of terminal as well as social security benefits.
Initially, it was granted as a fixed sum component but later converted to a varying nature in tune with the hike in prices. Hence, it is a variable dearness allowance, for short "V.D.A." For the sake of convenience of computation and uniform application, it is linked to the Cost of Living Indices, for short "C.P.I.", which measure changes over time in the general level of prices of goods and services that households acquire for consumption.
CPI numbers are widely used as a macroeconomic indicator of inflation by governments and central banks for inflation targeting, monitoring price stability, and as deflators in the National Accounts. CPI is also used for indexing dearness allowance to employees for an increase in prices.
When VDA is introduced for the first time, a CPI is selected for linkage with a particular year as the base year, which has the base point of 100. For every increase in that point, a rate of amount as a hike is fixed and granted, usually taking the average hike over a period of 12 calendar months.
From India, Salem
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