7th Pay Commission: The Central Government is likely to announce a 3-4 percent DA hike for central government employees in October. The announcement may be made before Diwali.

New Delhi: The central government has extended its Leave Travel Concession (LTC) scheme which allows government employees to visit Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the ...

New Delhi: This is big news for central government employees, as they can now travel on Tejas, Vande Bharat, and Humsafar express trains under the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) scheme.The decision ...

The 8th Pay Commission, set to roll out in 2026, promises significant salary and pension revisions for Indian central ...

As per the 7th Central Pay Commission, the travel entitlement for Central Government employees under LTC in premium trains is categorized based on three Pay Levels in the Pay Matrix.

The Government of India has decided to increase the DA of all the employees of the Central Government by 4% as well as for pensioners in their DR. This increment is effective from 01 July 2022.

Dearness Allowance (DA) has been increased for certain central government employees taking salaries as per the 5th, 6th, and 7th pay commissions. Saturday, Jun 21, 2025 New Delhi o C ...

The 4% Dearness Allowance (DA) hike benefits central government employees and retirees by increasing several allowances, leading to higher salaries and bigger pensions. This adjustment also ...

With this 2% increase, DA will now increase from 53% to 55%. There will be a similar increase in Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners as well. If an employee's basic salary is Rs 18,000, he will ...

For central government employees: The DA is calculated as — {(Average of the All-India Consumer Price Index (Base year -2001 =100) for the last 12 months -115.76)/115.76} x 100.

DA Hike Likely Before Holi for Central Government Employees In March 2024, the government raised DA to 50% from 46%, just before Holi. Later, in October 2024, another 3% hike took DA and DR to 53% ...

DA calculation formulas for PSU employees and other central government staff. For central government employees: DA = { (Average of AICPI (Base year 2016=100) for the last 12 months – 115.76)/115 ...