After the Central Government raised the formation of the 8th Pay Commission, over 1 crore central employees had begun calculating salary and DA. Now, reports suggest DA for central employees will be nullified and commence thereafter from a zero balance. The employees dreaded the announcement of this declaration by the Government for many days. Finally, the Government has given a clarion and considered its stance against the agitation raised by people. The dearness allowance helps the Central employees stand against inflation. Read in greater detail about it in the news.
This Is The Union Minister’s version
The Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav had stated in January that the 8th Pay Commission is finally approved by the government and the process would now proceed to its implementation phase, enabling the benefits to accrue to more than 1 crore employees and pensioners. Meanwhile, a very stiff update on the government will announce zero DA. It is expected that the 8th pay commission will soon be set up by the Central Government. Following which all procedures will be completed, and recommendations will be sent to the government. The implementation of the new pay commission for employees can be done from January 1, 2026.
What Is Trending Among The Employees On This Matter
Currently, it is being discussed most among the employees about how it will impact salaries. The pensioners, on the contrary, expect an increase in dearness relief. After the new pay commission, pensions can become as high as 3.5 lakh. There are calculations being done about how much difference in salaries there may be after implementing the 8th pay commission. We will also be watching how much DA will go up by the time 2025 rolls around. The highest in focus of all these is the impact of DA being zero on salaries.
How It Goes To zero DA
According to Central Government rules, an adjustment in DA occurs every six months for central government employees. Currently, central employees are paid 53 percent DA on basic pay, as are pensioners, which means that 53 percent DR is added to the basic. For more than 50 percent DA, there has been talk of merging it often with basic. There are still some two DA hikes left for this year, and the next revision can put the dearness allowance to 60 percent. Then the dearness allowance will be zapped after the adjustment of pay and pensions in the 8th pay commission. Implementation of most of the recommendations by the 8th pay commission is likely in January 2026. It is then that salary will be accrued from zero on adding Dearness Allowances.
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