DA hike updates: Central government employees and pensioners are eagerly waiting for the increase in dearness allowance (DA). Recently, news came out that the central government may soon announce an increase in dearness allowance and dearness relief.
In January and July, the central government revises the DA twice a year; meanwhile, big news is coming out about the employees of UP. The Uttar Pradesh government is preparing to give a big gift to its 15 lakh employees and 8 lakh pensioners before Diwali.
UP DA Hike
According to reports, the UP government can increase the dearness allowance (DA) by 4 percent. Along with this, there is also a possibility of giving bonuses to non-gazetted employees. The dearness allowance will be increased soon. According to sources, UP CM Yogi Adityanath’s state government will only announce the increase in dearness allowance after the central government approves it. However, the UP CM has not issued any official information yet.
We expect the central government to announce the increase in dearness allowance in the last week of September or the first week of October. This increase in the dearness allowance could benefit about eight lakh state government employees. However, this move will put an additional burden of about Rs 3,000 crore on the state government Treasury.
Every decade, the government calls for and implements the Pay Commission. In such a situation, we expect the central government to implement the Eighth Pay Commission very soon.
How much will the salary increase?
The central government can officially announce the establishment of the 8th Pay Commission in 2026. Forecasts indicate that the implementation of the Eighth Pay Commission could result in a salary hike of between 20% and 35%, thereby increasing the compensation of Level 1 to approximately Rs 34,560 and the compensation of Level 18 to Rs 4.8 lakh.
The dearness allowance of central employees has not increased in July. But, according to media reports,The announcement can take place in the upcoming month. The dearness allowance for central government employees can increase by 3 to 4 percent. The central government has not yet released any official information.