Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance had issued orders in respect of Rates of Dearness Allowance applicabe w.e.f. 01/07/2010 to the employees of Central Government and Central autonomous bodies continuing to draw their pay in the Pre-Revised scale as per 5th CPC vide Memo No.1(3)/2008-E.II(B) dated 29/09/2010. As per the above order the DA for them has been increased from 87% to 103% w.e.f. 01/07/2010.