New Delhi
Next week, central employees and pensioners are going to get great news. In fact, the central government can announce an increase in dearness allowance and inflation relief before Holi. This will increase the salary of central employees and a tremendous increase in pension of pensioners.
Dearness allowance will increase by 3 percent
The government increases the dearness allowance twice every year (1 January and 1 July). However, its official announcement is made after some time. This time the first dearness allowance of the year may apply in March. It is reported that the government may announce an increase in DA before Holi. According to reports, this time the government can increase the dearness allowance by 3 percent. This increase will be considered applicable from 1 January 2025. At the same time, DA and DR will reach 56% due to the increase of 3 percent. Let us know that in the first week of October also last year, dearness allowance was increased by 3 percent. But it was considered to be applicable from 1 July. The DA increased from 50 percent to 53 percent then. Earlier in March 2024, DA had increased by 4 percent. Then the dearness allowance increased by 4 percent to 50 percent of the basic pay. Now DA is 53 percent of the basic salary. Also, inflation relief (DR) for pensioners is also 53 percent.
When will the 8th Pay Commission come into force
If we talk about the 8th Pay Commission, then the government has not officially announced the date to implement it. But many types of claims are being made by experts. It is being said that the government can implement the 8th Pay Commission from 1 January 2026. According to experts, it can be implemented in the year 2026 after the term of the Seventh Pay Commission is over. On December 31, 2025, ten of the current Pay Commission will be completed.
