What is the full form of DA?

1) DA: Dearness Allowance

The full form of DA is Dearness Allowance. It is part of a person’s salary paid to mitigate the impact of inflation on people, calculated as a percentage of basic salary. The Dearness Allowance (DA) is a cost-of-living adjustment grant calculated on inflation and paid to government employees, public sector employees (PSE) and pensioners in India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. DA varies from city to city, as the cost of living also varies from place to place; The cost of living in metropolitan cities is more than smaller cities and rural areas.

2) DA: District Attorney

In the USA, DA stands for District Attorney. DA is the chief prosecutor for an area of local government in the United States. The district attorney also called as deputy district attorneys (DDAs), city attorney, commonwealth attorney, prosecutor, state’s attorney or deputy attorney general. The primary responsibility of the District Attorney is to prosecute crimes. Depending on the system in place, DAs may be appointed by the chief executive of the jurisdiction or elected by local voters. In the United Kingdom (UK), the equivalent position of a district attorney is a chief crown prosecutor, and the equivalent of an assistant district attorney is a crown prosecutor.

Other full forms of DA