Is DA A Necesarry Component In Salary Structure

i wud like to know wheteher all the salary tructures shud necesarily have DA or not.........
i happened to see the salary chart of a frend that has basic salary. PF , gratuity n all that but not DA...........
i wud also like to know what possibly is the loss to the employee if his salary struture doesnot have DA

Hi..
DA is not a necessary component in salary structure...
I have seen now a days most of the companies don't offer DA as part of their salary structure..
You will find all the new industries do not have the DA component except in public sector.
Regards,
Amit Seth.

Hi,
Its not a mandatory salary component.You do come across it mainly in PSU's and State and central Govt.
Regards
Jai