Dear colleague,
I want share a general concern which I have observed earlier and now also that the querist do not provide essential/relevant information on the query which results into giving views on assumptios and sometimes can be misleading.
As regards the question regarding DA , whether it is academic or arising out of some practical issue has not been stated. Besides it would help if info is given on which industry, whether manufacturing or commercial, whether unionised and such other so that members can give value-added response.
I have already stated that DA component for unionised workers and staff in many well established concerns have risen uncontrollbly high distorting the wage structure and creating anamolies like worker getting more salary than Supervisors and also reducing the salary differentials to unfair levels.
The above notwithstanding, if there is compulsion ( union demand) to introduce DA, following may be kept in mind:
1.DA is paid to protect basic wages(purchasing power) against the price rise of essential commodities . DA was introduced for the first during second world war and for good reasons but over a period due to union demands/pressure it has unprecedented growth and all the principles of DA fixation in organised sector were thrown to winds by adopting veriety of formula during each successive wage abreementsfor buying peace