Dearness Allowance News
8th Pay Commission soon? Here's what we know so far
The 8th Pay Commission is expected to be formed by 2026, prompting employee unions to discuss salary and pension adjustments.
1 min read23 May 2025DA Hike: Cabinet approves 2% raise in dearness allowance for central govt employees
DA Hike: With this revision, dearness allowance will rise from 53 per cent to 55 per cent, providing a salary boost for employees ahead of the anticipated 8th Pay Commission
2 min read28 Mar 2025DA Hike: Good news before Holi? 7th Pay Commission likely to grant 2% DA hike to employees and pensioners
Central government's 7th Pay Commission is likely to grant a 2 per cent dearness allowance (DA) hike to its employees and pensioners ahead of the festival of colours, Holi on March 14.
2 min read7 Mar 20257th Pay Commission: Cabinet clears 3% DA hike for central govt employees ahead of Diwali
7th Pay Commission: Cabinet has cleared a 3% hike in Dearness Allowance for central government employees ahead of Diwali. With this hike, the DA is now increased to 53% and will benefit around a crore staff and pensioners.
1 min read16 Oct 2024DA hike news: HRA to Conveyance Allowance — these 13 central government allowances to jump by 25%. Details here
DA hike news: Dearness Allowance for central government employees and pensioners increased to 50% after a 4% rise, effective from 1st January 2024
1 min read6 Jul 2024DA hiked to 50%: Will it lead to higher basic salary for central government employees? Key questions answered
The 7th Pay Commission did not recommend any such measure of merging dearness allowance with basic pay. So, this is unlikely to happen, although a similar recommendation was made by the 5th Pay Commission.
1 min read14 Mar 202417% salary hike to DA: Top 5 benefits PSU bank employees set to get after IBA, unions pact
The salary hike will be effective from 1st November 2022, the joint note of IBA, bank employees' unions says
2 min read9 Mar 2024Uttarakhand government increases DA for employees, pensioners to 46%
The State Finance Department has issued orders to this effect, raising the DA of employees from 42 to 46 percent in the state.
1 min read14 Jan 2024Central government likely to increase dearness allowance to 45% for employees and pensioners
Indian government likely to increase dearness allowance for employees and pensioners by 3% to 45% from existing 42%.
1 min read7 Aug 2023Kerala gratuity order to cause irreparable loss: HDFC Bank
HDFC Bank’s appeal is against an order by Aneish Ravindra, assistant labour commissioner, Ernakulam, acting as the controlling authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
2 min read1 May 2023