GSTIN : 29AABAK0318H1ZW  Off : 26613091 / 26607167

42103360 / 26761877
Email : kea@kea.co.in
Web : www.kea.co.in
KARNATAKA EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATION
NO.74, 2 nd FLOOR, SHANKARA ARCADE, VANIVILAS ROAD, BASAVANAGUDI
BENGALURU - 560 004
Reg. No. TU 507 / 20-3-1962

Date : 20-02-2020

CIRCULAR No.19/2020
To
All Members of the Association

Increase in Cost of Living Allowance (DA) payable in Scheduled

Employment under Minimum Wage Notification for the period from
01/04/2020 to 31/03/2021

The Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Karnataka has

computed and published the State Annual Average Consumer Price Index figure
for Industrial Workers for the Calendar year 2019. The Average Annual C.P.I.
figures as published by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics is 7616
[1960=100] points for the year 2019. Thus, there is an increase of 348 points
over and above the Consumer Price Index figure of 2018 which was 7268
points. The Employers in the Scheduled Employment are required to pay
additional Cost of Living Allowance on 348 points commencing from
01/04/2020 to 31/03/2021 as required under the various Minimum Wages
Notifications.

The additional amount of Cost of Living Allowance(otherwise known as Dearness

Allowance -DA) payable for the period 1/4/2020 to 31/3/2021 for different
scheduled employments, over and above what is presently paid is given below:-

Rate of Cost of Living Additional amount of CLA payable

Allowance from 1.4.2020 to 31.3.2021 over
and above the existing amount.
Per Day Per Month
Rs. P. Rs. P.
3 paise 12.05 313.20
4 Paise 16.06 417.60
4.5 Paise 18.07 469.80

NOTE: The daily rate of cost of Living Allowance is calculated by dividing the
monthly rate by 26 and rounded off to the nearest paise.

for KARNATAKA EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATION

sd/-
(B.C. PRABHAKAR)
PRESIDENT
 Government of Karnataka

No.DES/SIP/PWX/07/2020 Directorate of Economics and Statistics,

7th Floor, M.S. Building,
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar veedhi,
Bangalore-01, Dated: 05.02.2020

Karnataka State Annual Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers.

The State Annual Average of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial
Workers for the year 2019 is as follows:

Karnataka State Annual Average

896
(Base year – 1987-88=100)

Index converted to 1960 Base year

7616
(Linking factor = 8.5)

Note: Karnataka State annual average consumer price index numbers for the
calendar year 2019 is based on the state monthly weighted average index of the
following 16 centres.

Central series:
1) Bengaluru 2) Belagavi 3) Hubballi-Dharwad 4) Madikeri 5) Mysuru.

State series:
1) Ballari 2) Bhadravathi 3) Davangere 4) Dandeli 5) Kalburagi 6) Harihar 7) Hassan
8) Mandya 9) Mangaluru 10) Raichur 11) Tumkur.

(Dr. C.H.Vasundhara Devi)

Director