DA Merger: If you are an employee then this news is for you. Actually, let us tell you that the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission will be presented soon for the central government employees and pensioners. The members of the new pay commission are likely to be formed in April this year… To know the complete information related to this update, read this news completely-
(8th Pay Commission) The recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission will be presented soon for the central government employees and pensioners. The members of the new pay commission are likely to be formed in April this year, which will take important steps towards improving the salary and pension of the employees.
This commission will work to change the salary and allowances of central employees. If reports are to be believed, the Dearness Allowance (DA) may be zero in the 8th Pay Commission. Currently, central employees get 53 percent DA of the basic salary.
There will be changes in allowances in the new pay commission-
The biggest impact of the 8th Pay Commission will be on the dearness allowance (DA), which will be made zero. As per the new recommendations, the existing DA will be included in the basic salary, and the calculation of DA will start from zero. After this, the government will increase the DA twice a year, which is expected to increase by an average of 7 to 8 percent every year.
When will the new pay commission be implemented?
According to experts, the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission can be implemented from January 2026. Under this, dearness allowance (DA) will be made zero. After this, new DA will be added from July 2026 based on the AICPI index. Hence, employees will get the first increase in DA on July 1, 2026. This change will affect the financial scenario.
Will DA and DR be added to the basic salary?
Earlier, the report of the fifth and sixth pay commission (para 105.11) recommended merging DA with basic salary and terming such merger as dearness pay. Following this recommendation, in 2004, 50% of the DA of the basic salary was merged to create dearness pay for the purpose of calculation of allowances and retirement benefits.
But later it was changed. However, this change will not happen automatically. The government will have to take a decision on this. It is expected that in the eighth pay commission, dearness allowance (DA) will be zero. The earlier DA will be linked to the basic salary.
The government said this –
Central Government Employees are currently getting dearness allowance at the rate of 53 percent. They will get it. When DA increased to 50 percent, it was believed that it would now be added to the basic salary and DA would be calculated separately. However, the government did not do so. Now it is expected that DA will be merged when the 8th Pay Commission (8th pay commission update) is implemented.
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