Last week, the Union Cabinet announced an increase in the dearness allowance (DA) for government employees and the dearness relief (DR) for pensioners. However, the Cabinet did not provide any update on the official formation of the 8th Pay Commission. Millions of central government employees and pensioners are still waiting for an update on this. Here’s what we gather from the sources.

8th pay commission: Salary Hike on July 2027?

According to the sources, if the process is completed on time, the new salary could be implemented from July 2027. This includes the official formation of the 8th pay commission and its submission of the potential revised pay hike. It is also been stated that the employees could also receive 18 months’ arrears.

8th pay commission: Why the delay? ToR

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