Government employees waiting for an increase in dearness allowance have received a big gift before Diwali. The central government on Wednesday increased dearness allowance by 3%. This increase will be effective from 1 July 2025. Employees will be paid the arrears of DA of July, August and September with the salary of October before Diwali. In the cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Modi today, a decision has been taken unanimously to increase the dearness allowance. This time, dearness allowance has increased by 3 percent, due to which dearness allowance has now increased from 55 percent to 58 percent.
65 lakh pensioners will also get benefit
According to the information, about 50 lakh central employees and about 65 lakh pensioners will benefit from this increase in dearness allowance. Please tell that both were waiting for it to grow for a long time. Now on Mahanavami, this announcement of the Central Government has received great news to the central employees.
When will the recommendations of the Eighth Pay Commission apply?
According to the information, the final DA of the 7th Pay Commission will be adjusted, as the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission are going to be implemented from January 2026. Central employees are now waiting for the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. Explain that the Central Employees Unions have also met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on this issue. Union officials have intervened by the Union Minister and demanded the early formation of the 8th Pay Commission. Today, a cabinet meeting was held on 1 October, in which it was agreed to increase dearness allowance. Earlier, the central government’s cabinet meeting was held on 24 September. But at that time, dearness allowance could not be discussed for some reason.