7th pay commission news: Every year, dearness allowance is increased for central employees in January and July. However, its announcements are usually made in March and October/November.
7th pay commission latest news: If you are a central employee, then this news may be of use to you. Actually, the government has given a new order regarding the retirement of central government employees. An official order states that the employee who retires on 30 June or 31 December will get the benefit of notional increment.
What is in the order of the Ministry
The order issued by the Ministry of Personnel states- In pursuance of the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 20.02.2025, work may be done to allow salary hike on 1 July / 1 January to those Central Government employees who have retired / are retiring on 30 June / 31 December, a day before it is due. The existing rules allow employees to choose their salary hike date as 1 July or 1 January. Let us tell you that every year in January and July, dearness allowance is increased for central employees. However, its announcements are usually made in March and October/November.
The All India NPS Employees Federation, working in support of central and state government employees, welcomed this decision. The National President of the Federation, Manjit Singh Patel, also requested the government to give the benefit of notional increment to the employees who opt for the Integrated Pension Scheme under the National Pension System.
How much is dearness allowance
Currently, central employees are getting 55 percent dearness allowance. This increase took place in the month of March. The increase has been done for the half year from January to June. Now the new increase will be for the half year from July to December. Probably this will be the last increase in allowance under the 7th Pay Commission. After this, the recommendations of the Eighth Pay Commission will be implemented from January 1, 2026.
