Modi government is going to open the treasury! ‘New DA may come by this date…’ Federation President reveals big secret of salary

New Delhi: A very wonderful and big good news is coming for the central government employees and pensioners. The curiosity of millions of people who have been waiting for the 8th Pay Commission for a long time has now reached the seventh sky. Ever since the Central Government gave the green signal to the Terms of Reference (ToR) of this Commission in October 2025, the Commission has been continuously busy in preparing the new salary structure.

Now government activities in this direction have become very intense. Meanwhile, a very important information has also come to light regarding the most favorite subject of central employees i.e. Dearness Allowance (DA). If everything happens as per the schedule set by the government, then about 55 lakh central employees and 69 lakh pensioners of the country are going to win the lottery and they are going to get bumper money in their pockets.

There may be a big announcement of new DA in September

Let us tell you that every year the Central Government revises the Dearness Allowance (DA) of its employees and Dearness Relief (DR) of pensioners twice. In the last amendment that came into effect from January 2026, the government had increased DA by 2 percent, after which its total rate has increased to 60 percent. This increase was officially announced on 18 April 2026.

Now everyone is eagerly waiting for the next hike. According to Manjit Singh Patel, President of ‘All India NPS Employees Federation’, the DA increase for the half year of July to December 2026 is usually announced in the month of September. However, under certain circumstances, this announcement may be pushed back to early October.

Know on the basis of which formula your dearness allowance is decided?

Many people do not know how dearness allowance is decided. Actually, it is calculated on the basis of the data of ‘All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers’ (AICPI-IW) released by the Labor Bureau. To decide the new DA, the government has to do a deep analysis of the inflation data of the last several months.

If we look at the recent data, in April 2026 the AICPI-IW index had increased by 0.8 points to reach the level of 149.9. Now the final rate of the new DA to be implemented from July 2026 will mainly depend on the inflation data of May and June 2026. Only after these figures are fully revealed, the final and clear picture of the increase will be available to the public.

Deadline for submitting memorandum is over, now the pace of work will increase

The last date for sending your demands, complaints and suggestions to the 8th Pay Commission was fixed as 15th June 2026, which has now ended. The Commission had given a great opportunity to all government employees, officers and pensioner organizations to submit their suggestions related to salary, allowances and pension through its official website. After the expiry of the deadline, all the memorandums and proposals received by the Commission will be studied closely and the process of preparing further reports will be given superfast speed.

Employee organizations put these 3 biggest demands before the government

Various government employee unions and federations across the country have placed many historic demands before the Commission. This time, maximum emphasis has been given on improving the basic salary, old pension and daily allowances of the employees.

Bumper increase in minimum wage and fitment factor: The most important demand of the employee organizations is that there should be a large and significant increase in the minimum basic salary of the employees. Along with this, the fitment factor should also be increased much more than the current level so that there is a strong jump in the salaries of lower level employees also.

Major changes in pension system: Amidst the ongoing debate in the country regarding the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), the unions have demanded that either OPS should be reinstated in the entire country, or a comprehensive review of the currently implemented NPS and UPS system should be done to provide maximum security to the pensioners.

Improvements in perks and other VIP features: Apart from this, the demand to improve the employees’ House Rent Allowance (HRA), Risk Allowance, Annual Bonus, Leave Benefits and other important job related amenities in line with today’s inflation has also been raised prominently. Federation President Manjit Singh Patel says that after the completion of the memorandum process, the commission will now analyze all these suggestions and work towards settling the further discussions as soon as possible.

8th Pay Commission will go on a stormy tour of different states

The 8th Pay Commission is continuously visiting different states and union territories of India to connect with the employees across the country at the ground level and understand their problems directly. As part of the upcoming programs of the Commission, the team of officials is going to hold meetings in these major cities:

• Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) – 22 and 23 June 2026
• Bhubaneswar (Odisha) – 6th and 7th July 2026
• Kolkata (West Bengal) – 9 and 10 July 2026

Let us tell you that before this the Commission team has completed face to face discussions with various organizations in Delhi, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Telangana and Maharashtra. At the same time, the first formal and very successful meeting of the Commission was organized with the employee organizations of Uttarakhand on 26 April 2026. In such a situation, now the employees are hopeful that there will be a bumper increase in their salary and allowances.