| Percentage of Employees (Manual and Non-Manual) Receiving Dearness Allowance in Four Service Industries in India (2005) | ||||
| Industries/Stratums | Estimated No. of Total Employees in the | Percentage of Employees Receiving DA in the | ||
| Units Paying DA | Industry | Units Paying DA | Industry | |
| Electricity Generation and Distribution | ||||
| Northern | ||||
| North Central | ||||
| Central | ||||
| Western | ||||
| Eastern | ||||
| North-Eastern | ||||
| Southern | ||||
| Railways | ||||
| NR & NER | ||||
| WR & CR | ||||
| ER, NFR, SER & Metro | ||||
| SR, SCR & Konkan | ||||
| Public Motor Transport | ||||
| Northern | ||||
| Western | ||||
| North-Central | ||||
| Eastern | ||||
| North-Eastern | ||||
| Southern | ||||
| Ports and Docks | ||||
| All Service Sectors | ||||
