AICPI-IW for Apr 2024: 139.4

The All-India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (AICPI-IW) for Apr 2024 was recorded at 139.4 points on the 2016=100 base — unchanged from the previous month. That made it the highest AICPI-IW reading on record up to that point, underlining the sustained cost-of-living pressure on industrial-worker households.

Impact on the next DA revision

DA is not revised on a single month's figure — it moves on the 12-month rolling average of AICPI-IW. After the Apr 2024 reading, that average stands at 139.40, which under the standard 7th CPC formula is consistent with a cumulative DA of about 53%. That sits just below the 60% already in payment (since Jan 2026), so this reading mainly consolidates the existing rate.

Because DA is revised twice a year — from 1 January and 1 July — a reading for Apr 2024 feeds into the twelve-month window that decides the DA effective 1 July 2024. The government announces the actual percentage a few months after the period closes, but tracking each monthly release lets CG employees anticipate the direction well in advance.

To turn this into rupees, use the Current DA Rate calculator for your basic pay, or the DA Arrears calculator to estimate a lump sum from the most recent revision.