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  8th Pay Commission: When will new salaries come into effect, how many people will benefit? Details

  Personal Finance | October 28, 2025 16:52 IST

  The 7th Pay Commission was constituted in 2014 and its recommendations were implemented on January 1, 2016. The term of the 7th Pay Commission will end in 2026.

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  7th Pay Commission: DA hiked for govt employees of this state ahead of Diwali, check details

  Business | October 14, 2025 21:45 IST

  7th Pay Commission: The DA hike will be effective from July 1 and the decision, which will benefit 3 lakh state government employees and pensioners, was taken at a meeting of the Jharkhand cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren.

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  Rekha Gupta govt hikes dearness relief for Delhi Vidyut Board, over 18,000 employees to benefit

  Delhi | May 23, 2025 10:21 IST

  The Delhi government in a statement said that with this revision, the dearness relief rate has been raised from 53 per cent to 55 per cent effective from January 1 this year.

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  7th pay commission: Assam govt hikes DA for govt employees, salary to be disbursed before Bihu

  Business | April 04, 2025 14:40 IST

  7th pay commission DA hike: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state government will add 2% more DA along with the salary before the Bihu and arrears will be given in April and May.

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  7th Pay Commission: DA hike for govt employees likely today after cabinet meet, check details here

  Personal Finance | March 12, 2025 16:50 IST

  7th Pay Commission: Once announced, the DA hike will benefit over 12 million central government employees and retirees under the 7th Pay Commission. With this pay revision, the DA would increase from 53% to 55% of the basic pay.

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  Will DA hike be announced before Holi: Here’s what Central govt employees must know

  Business | March 06, 2025 16:35 IST

  DA hike latest update: The Centre is likely to announce DA hike for the government employees before Holi, various media reports suggest. Once announced, the DA hike will benefit over 1.2 crore central government employees and pensioners in the country.

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  7th Pay Commission: When next DA hike will be announced? Key updates govt employees must know

  Business | January 02, 2025 15:24 IST

  7th Pay Commission: The Central government revises Dearness Allowance depending on the cost of living based on AICPI data. The Central government will first review the index for January-June and July-December periods and then will announce the revisions after evaluating the 12-month average AICPI.

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  7th Pay Commission: DA hiked for govt employees of these states ahead of Diwali, check full list

  Business | October 17, 2024 23:28 IST

  Apart from the Centre, various states have also hiked 3% DA and DR for state employees. Take a look at how many states have announced DA hikes for their employees ahead of Diwali.

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  7th Pay Commission: Centre likely to announce 3% DA hike before Diwali, check DA calculation

  Business | October 10, 2024 19:50 IST

  7th Pay Commission: After the DA hike is announced, the salary of the central government employee, who has a basic salary of around Rs 18,000 per month, will increase in the range of Rs 540-720 per month, effective from July 1, 2024.

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  7th Pay Commission: Centre likely to announce DA hike for govt employees in cabinet meeting today

  Business | October 03, 2024 17:55 IST

  7th Pay Commission: Reports suggest the central government is likely to announce a 3 per cent hike in dearness allowance this time for Central government employees. If the Centre makes the announcement, the DA will increase from 50 per cent to 53 per cent of the basic pay.

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  7th Pay Commission: 4% DA hike likely for govt employees before Diwali, check salary hike details

  Business | October 02, 2024 19:19 IST

  The DA hike formula for the Central government employees is based on the average of the All India Consumer Price Index, or AICPI, for the previous 12 months, making it a crucial aspect of salary calculations for government employees.

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  7th Pay Commission: 4% DA hike announced for govt employees of this state ahead of Dussehra

  Business | October 01, 2024 18:24 IST

  7th Pay Commission: The DA to the state government staff of Sikkim and dearness relief to pensioners shall be enhanced from the existing 46 per cent to 50 per cent with effect from January 1, 2024.

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  7th Pay Commission: Central govt employees likely to get DA hike before Haryana Assembly polls

  Personal Finance | September 05, 2024 22:58 IST

  7th Pay Commission: The Central government generally hikes DA and DR for employees and pensioners twice a year -- once in January and then in July -- with announcements usually made in early March and October.

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  Central govt employees likely to get 4% DA hike in September, check how much salary will increase

  Personal Finance | August 30, 2024 12:15 IST

  7th pay Commission: The Central government gives Dearness Allowance to its employees and pensioners to offset the impact of inflation and it is being granted to them to cope with increasing prices.

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  7th Pay Commission: DA, DR resumption from July 1? Finance Ministry responds

  Business | June 27, 2021 20:08 IST

  7th Pay Commission: The Finance Ministry has clarified that it has not issued any notice on resumption of Dearness Allowance (DA) for Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for Central government pensioners from July 2021.

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  7th Pay Commission: Central government employees expected to get 4% hike in DA, DR before Holi

  Business | February 19, 2021 15:09 IST

  According to media reports, the Centre is expected to increase the dearness allowance of its employees by 4 per cent which will increase the Dearness Allowance to 21 per cent. At present, dearness allowance is 17 per cent.

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  Delhi govt freezes Dearness Allowance, DR for 220,000 employees, pensioners till July 2021

  Business | April 30, 2020 9:02 IST

  The Delhi government has put on hold hike in inflation-linked allowance for around 2.2 lakh employees and pensioners till July 2021, following a similar step by the Centre.

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  Good news! Cabinet approves additional instalment of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief

  Business | March 14, 2020 12:11 IST

  The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs.12,510.04 crore per annum and Rs.14,595.04 crore in Financial Year 2020-21 (for a period of 14 months from January, 2020 to February, 2021).

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  Government approves 7% DA hike; raises it to 107% from July 1

  September 05, 2014 12:10 IST

  New Delhi: Government today approved 7 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA), taking it to 107 per cent of basic pay, a move that will benefit around 30 lakh central employees and 50 lakh