The government has confirmed the 8th Central Pay Commission. This will impact salaries and pensions for government employees ...

The All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (AICPI-IW) for May 2025 has gone up by 0.5 point to 144. This index has been rising for three months in a row: 143 in March, 143.5 in April, ...

The 8th Pay Commission may recommend a fitment factor of 1.8, which can increase the minimum basic salary from Rs 18,000 to ...

If the AICPI-IW index rises by 0.5 point in June 2025 and reaches 144.5, the 12-month average AICPI will increase to around 144.17. After adjusting this average as per the 7th Pay Commission formula, ...

Based on these numbers, media reports have estimated a 4% hike in DA effective from July 2025, potentially increasing it from ...

The 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) was approved earlier this year by the Union Cabinet, is expected to be implemented ...

The basic pay of employees accounts for 51.5 per cent of the employees' total income. Dearness allowance makes up around 30.9 ...

In March 2024, the central government gave a big gift to its employees before Holi by increasing DA by 4% to 50%. After this, it was again increased by 3% in October 2024 and the DA rate became 53%.

The pay commission, set up roughly every 10 years, revises pay and pension structures for central government employees, ...

Millions of central government employees and pensioners are anticipating the 8th Pay Commission, which is expected to boost ...

Ambit estimates that the hike will be significantly higher than the ~14% increase approved under the 7th Pay Commission, the ...

Central government employees are likely to receive a 4% Dearness Allowance (DA) hike from July 2025, raising it to 59%, based on rising AICPI-IW data. This will be the final DA revision under the 7th ...