7th pay commission da hike: There is good news for central government employees and pensioners. The dearness allowance of central employees is going to increase before Holi. Holi is on 14 March 2025. Before that, the government can announce to increase dearness allowance. Under the 7th Pay Commission, dearness allowance is increased twice a year. Once in March and second time in October. The first increase will be applicable from 1 January 2025. Its official announcement is likely to be held around Holi in March 2025. However, no official confirmation has been made by the government yet.
How much will the salary increase by DA?
According to employee organizations, this time dearness allowance can increase by 3 to 4 percent. This can increase the salary of employees from Rs 540 to Rs 720 monthly. For example, if the basic salary of an employee is Rs 18,000 monthly, he is currently getting 9,000 under 50% DA.
If 3% DA increases, the new DA will be Rs 9,540, ie there will be an increase of Rs 540.
When 4% DA increases, the new DA will be Rs 9,720, which will get Rs 720 more.
Pensioners will also get benefit
Dearness allowance (DA) is given to employees, while for pensioners it is called Dearness Relief – Dr. This time more than 1 crore government employees and pensioners will be able to take advantage of this increase.
How much did it increase last year?
In October 2024, the government increased 3% DA, increasing it from 50% to 53%.
In March 2024, the government increased by 4% to 50%.
How is the dearness allowance fixed?
The dearness allowance is calculated on the basis of the All India Consumer Price Index (AICPI). The government determines the rates of DA and DR keeping in mind the average AICPI data of 12 months.
DA (%) = Average of AICPI of last 12 months – 115.76) /115.76) × 100
For public sector employees
DA (%) = Average of AICPI of last 3 months – 126.33) /126.33) × 100
Last DA hike before 8th Pay Commission
There is a possibility of implementation of 2026 to 8th Pay Commission, but before that the Central Government employees will get two DA increase under the 7th Pay Commission. This will increase their monthly salary and give some relief from inflation. Now all the employees are waiting for the official announcement to be held in March 2025, which will be clear how much the salary will increase.
Unified pension scheme will be implemented from 1 April 2025, Rs 10000 will get pension