Millions of central employees across the country are waiting for the 8th Pay Commission, although it is still a long time to implement it. It is being said that this wait may be long and it can be announced in 2028. However, arrears can be connected to January 2026. Currently, the good news for central employees who are paying salary under the 7th Pay Commission is that their DA (dearness allowance) has been increased by 3 percent. After approval in the cabinet meeting on Wednesday, it was announced that they will now get 58 percent DA instead of 55 percent. It will be connected from July. The same formula will be applicable on DR (inflation relief) for pensioners. This will be a Diwali gift for about 1.15 crore central employees and pensioners.
Great increase this month
With increased DA, now the salary of central employees will increase. The salary of October, August and September will include an arrear for the three months of July, August and September. It is being said that the salary of October can be deposited at some time between 31 October and November. Employees’ salary is usually deposited on the last day of the month.
How much will their salary increase this month?
Due to an increase in dearness allowance of central employees by 3%, their basic salary will increase by 3%. The salary of employees with a minimum of ₹ 18,000 will increase by about ₹ 540, which will increase their total salary to around ₹ 28,440. Employees with ₹ 56,100 basic salary, who used to get ₹ 30,855 DA earlier, will now get ₹ 32,538, which is an increase of ₹ 1,683. See below to increase the salary of employees in various salary matrix.
The pension of retired employees will also increase. Like the salaries of the employees, the pension of retired employees will also increase from this month. Minimum ₹ 9,000 pension category pensioners will get additional ₹ 270, which will make their total pension ₹ 14,220. Similarly, retired employees of various salary matrix will get an increase of 3% in their original pension.
