New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- The government has revised the Industrial Dearness Allowance (IDA) rates for executives and non-unionized supervisors in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), marking another adjustment aimed at aligning compensation levels with rising cost-of-living indicators, the finance ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

The revised rates will take effect from 1 October 2025, and apply to employees across multiple pay scales, from 1987 to 2017.

To be sure, the 1987, 1992, 1997, 2007, and 2017 pay scales refer to the government's pay commission recommendations, which set the salary structure for public sector employees.

For employees drawing pay under the 1987 scales, the allowance has been revised to Rs.356, with ...