DA Hike Update: Under the 7th Pay Commission, the Central administration employees’ pay will rise since the administration can declare a DA rise of 2%. Income taken home will rise in line with inflation.
7th Pay Commission: Employees of the central government might soon receive some encouraging news. Before Holi, the government is expected to declare a rise in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) in line with the pay rise for January–June. Reports state that before Holi this month, the administration might declare a 2 percent rise in DA.
The cabinet will make the last call of decision.
Announced twice a year, the change in dearness allowance (DA) is effective from January and July. The government pays employees depending on inflation. Reports state that the government can raise central employees’ pay by 2 percent in the DA boost scheduled for before Holi. Following this, the basic salary will become 53 to 55 percent. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the cabinet meeting where the last decision on this will be taken, though. This year Holi falls on March 14.
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Salary rise by this amount.
DA of central staff was raised by 3% last time in October 2024. It worked from July 1, 2024. The dearness allowance then grew from 50 percent to 53 percent. Pensioners, too, received DA increases at the same pace. Pensioners receive DR, much as DA is granted to government staff members. From January 1, 2025, the pay of employees whose base pay is Rs 18,000 per month would rise by Rs 360 per month as DA rises by 2%.
Should a person’s monthly income be Rs 30,000 and their basic pay be Rs 18,000, he will now get Rs 9,540 as dearness allowance—53 percent of the basic pay. After the anticipated 2 percent rise, though, the employee would get Rs 9,900—Rs 360 more. Should the government raise DA by three percent, the monthly increase will be Rs 540 to Rs 10,080.
