New Delhi: 7th Pay Commission Update: The central government has issued a new clarification regarding the payment and recovery of dress allowance for its employees. In a new circular the government stated that both new recruits and employees retiring after July 30, 2025, would get their due proportionate dress allowance money in their July 2025 salary. However, employees who retire from October 2025 onwards will face recovery of any overpayment that was already made.

Dress allowance on proportionate basis

In the circular dated September 24, 2025, the central government said: “With respect to the dress allowance to the officials retiring after July, 2025, it was mentioned in the aforesaid OM dated 16.06.2025 that a clarification was being sought from MoF and till the receipt of such cla

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