<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>DA &amp; Allowances news | CG Seva</title><description>Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) hike news for Central Government employees and pensioners: latest DA rate, AICPI-IW data, arrears and announcement dates.</description><link>https://cgseva.com/</link><language>en-in</language><atom:link href="https://cgseva.com/da-hike/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><image><url>https://cgseva.com/icon-512.png</url><title>CG Seva</title><link>https://cgseva.com/</link></image><item><title>DA Hike July 2026: Cabinet Yet to Approve 63% DA — When It Will Come and Your Arrears</title><link>https://cgseva.com/da-hike-july-2026-cabinet-approval/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cgseva.com/da-hike-july-2026-cabinet-approval/</guid><description>The July 2026 DA hike to 63% still awaits Cabinet approval. 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