7th Pay Commission: Good news for central employees, DA hike will be announced on this day..

7th Pay Commission DA Hike: Central employees and pensioners have been eagerly waiting for the increase in dearness allowance for a long time since the approval of the Eighth Pay Commission proposal. Let us tell you that this time Holi is on March 14 and the government will give the gift of DA hike to the employees before Holi. The central government can announce an increase in dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) on Wednesday, March 12.

This decision of the government will benefit more than 1.2 crore central employees and pensioners. A cabinet meeting is to be held on Wednesday, after which a decision can be taken on increasing dearness allowance. By the way, the government revises the dearness allowance of central employees twice a year on 1 January and 1 July. The government can announce it anytime but it is considered effective from these dates.

Dearness allowance will increase by this much -

After the increase in dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief, the salary of central employees and pensioners increases. DA/DR is updated based on AICPI data. The last time the dearness allowance was increased by 3 percent was in July 2024. When it was increased from 50 percent to 53 percent.

Which the employees are currently getting the benefit of. AICPI figures till December 2024 have come out. According to this this time there may be a 2 percent increase in dearness allowance. With this, dearness allowance will increase from 53 percent to 55 percent. However, the final decision on this will be taken in the cabinet meeting to be held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of PM Narendra Modi. Official information has not yet been revealed regarding the DA hike.

Employees' salaries will increase -

If the dearness allowance (DA) of the employees increases by 2 percent, then the basic salary (Basic Salary Hike Update) of government employees will increase by Rs 360. Currently, he is getting Rs 9,540 according to 53 percent DA, but after increasing it by 2 percent, it will become Rs 9,900. If the Dearness Allowance Hike is increased by 3 percent, then the total DA will increase by Rs 540 to Rs 10,080. This will directly benefit the salary of the employees.

When will the 8th Pay Commission be implemented?

Currently, government employees are getting the benefit of the 7th Pay Commission. The government implements a new pay commission every ten years. The 7th Pay Commission was last constituted in the year 2014, its recommendations started in the year 2016. According to that, the tenure of the 7th Pay Commission is ending in December this year. In such a situation, the government can implement the 8th Pay Commission in January 2026. However, the government has not yet given information about its terms and members.

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