The Seventh Pay Commission has decided to increase DA by 3% for central employees and pensioners. About 1.2 crore government employees can get its benefit. Its implementation can also be announced in the month of October 2025. Which will be effective from July, that is, the salary from July to October will also be released with it. This will be a Diwali gift for central employees and pensioners. Till now employees used to get 55% dearness allowance. When it will be increased to 58%. Employees will get a benefit of Rs 540 per month. Which will be applicable according to the Seventh Pay Commission. If we talk about the Eighth Pay Commission, then employees have expected it to be implemented with an increase of 13-34 percent. And here the benefit of the Eighth Pay Commission can be implemented in 2027-28.
3% hike in DA, brings Diwali gift for government employees
The Diwali festival is coming near. In such a situation, this increase in the dearness allowance of employees will be like a Diwali gift for them. This increase in dearness allowance will be very beneficial for 1.2 crore employees and pensioners of the country near Diwali. This dearness allowance is expected to be implemented in the first week of October. This will be great news for serving (DA) and retired (DR) employees.
There will be a 58% increase in DA with full benefits
It is being told by sources that the DA which was 55% will now be implemented as 58%. And the benefit of DA of the Seventh Pay Commission will also be available in the salary from July 2025 to October.
Government’s pattern of DA declaration
Talking about the government’s pattern regarding DA, it is revised by the government twice a year, in which the first cycle is from January to June and the second is from July to December (i.e. before Diwali), there is a high possibility of its announcement during the festive season. If we talk about 2024, then the Modi government had announced DA hike on 16 October
DA calculation – as per 7th pay commission
If we look at the calculation of DA according to the Seventh Pay Commission, then it is based on Consumer Price Index (CPI -IW) for industrial workers. Talking about the revision of July 2024 and 25, the CPI – IW was 143.6, according to this 58% DA level was considered eligible