8th Pay Commission : Will the 8th Pay Commission affect DA and DR, know

8th Pay Commission: The central government has approved the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. The commission has been asked to submit its report by 2026. The new salary of central employees will be decided based on the recommendations of the report. This may also affect DA and DR. Read this article to know what are the rules.

8th Pay Commission: These days the 8th Pay Commission and the salary of central employees to be increased under it are in every discussion. Everyone is talking about the benefits under the 8th Pay Commission. In such a situation, some people are also discussing DA and DR. In this, some people are of the opinion that the new pay commission will have an impact on DA and DR, while some people do not agree with this.

In such a situation, in this article we will know whether there is any provision regarding DA and DR or it will be implemented with the basic salary.

How is DA and DR decided

When the new pay commission is implemented, the salary is decided on the basis of the fitment factor. At that time, dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) are not added to it. It is added by the government as inflation increases on the basis of the recommendations of the pay commission. It is revised once in six months. In such a situation, now the next amendment can be done in March 2025.

Provisions regarding DA and DR

When the Fifth Pay Commission was implemented in India, it was provided that DA and DR, if more than 50 percent, will be added to the basic salary. This was a kind of special provision. However, in the 6th and 7th Pay Commission it was separated from the basic salary.

How much is DA at present

On March 6, 2024, the Central Government increased the dearness allowance by 4 percent to 50 percent of the basic salary. However, in October, it was amended and increased by 3 percent more. In such a situation, it is currently 53 percent.

How much impact will the 8th Pay Commission have on DA and DR

We all know that in the 7th Pay Commission, it is more than 50 percent. In such a situation, a large part of the salary comes from DA and DR. Some experts associated with this field are of the opinion that if the 8th Pay Commission is implemented with a fitment factor of 2.86, then there can be a greater increase in the salary.

In such a situation, DA and DR can be cut. However, no official announcement has been made about this yet. Because, the commission will submit its report by 2026, only after which the situation will be clear on which fitment factor the government decides the salary and how much DA and DR it decides.

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