New Delhi. About 50 lakh government employees and more than 65 lakh pensioners of the country have been waiting for the 8th Pay Commission for a long time. The central government had announced the formation of the commission earlier this year and started the process of implementing it by the end of the year.
The 10-year tenure of the 7th Pay Commission is ending in 2025 and it is estimated that the new pay structure of the 8th Pay Commission will start coming into effect from January 1, 2026. However, it may take some time to decide on the Commission’s recommendations and implement them.
For the last few months, there was discussion that in the 8th Pay Commission, Dearness Allowance (DA) can be merged with the basic salary of government employees. There was concern among pensioners and pensioners’ associations as to whether Dearness Relief (DR) would be merged into their basic pension.
Union Minister of State for Finance gave a clear answer
Many questions were raised on this issue in the winter session of the Lok Sabha. Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary clarified that there is no proposal to merge DR with the basic pension for pensioners. That is, just as DA of government employees will not be merged into the basic salary, similarly pensioners will also continue to get DR separately as before.
The Minister gave this information in writing in Parliament, making it clear that the Central Government is not going to abolish DA and DR. This will ensure financial security and stability for government employees and pensioners. As soon as the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission are implemented, government employees and retired employees will get its benefits, but DA and DR will continue to be paid separately, thereby maintaining financial security as before.
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