8th Pay Commission salary hike: Why NC-JCM wants minimum basic pay to rise from Rs 18,000 to Rs 69,0008th Pay Commission pay hike: Employee unions calculate the minimum pay for an employee based on the rates of a food basket for a month. The...
17 Apr, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
DA hike delay: NC-JCM seeks cabinet secretary's intervention for dearness allowance announcementWhile the NC-JCM reached out to the cabinet secretary, one of its affiliated bodies, the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers...
17 Apr, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
8th Pay Commission update: NC-JCM seeks Rs 69,000 minimum basic pay, 3.83 fitment factor for employees, pensioners8th pay commission NC-JCM memorandum: A minimum pay of Rs 69,000, fitment factor of 3.83, annual increment of 6%, merging 18 employee level...
16 Apr, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
DA hike delay: Central government employee body to hold protest over dearness allowance delayIn a letter to the Cabinet Secretary of India, the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers (CCGEW) writes that its affiliated or...
15 Apr, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
State can't differentiate between serving employees and pensioners on DA: SCThe Supreme Court has ruled that governments cannot offer different rates for inflation allowances to serving employees and pensioners. The...
10 Apr, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
DA hike delay: Will government skip it or just postpone it? Experts weigh inCentral government employees are eagerly awaiting their dearness allowance hike. The announcement, usually made earlier, is now delayed. Ex...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.12 AM IST
DA hike delay sparks concern: Employees’ bodies urge FM Sitharaman for quick announcementSB Yadav, secretary general, Confederation of Central Govt Employees & Workers, in a letter dated April 8, 2026, wrote to the Finance Minis...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.10 AM IST
DA hike delay: Will central government raise dearness allowance in first week of April?Central government employees and pensioners are awaiting the January 2026 Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) hike announcemen...
31 Mar, 2026, 05.17 PM IST
Will DA, HRA, TA and other allowances continue to rise till 8th Pay Commission recommendations come into effect?7th Pay Commission DA Hike 2025: Central government employees can expect Dearness Allowance and other key allowances to continue rising unt...
19 Nov, 2025, 04.05 PM IST
DA hike for govt employees: Cabinet okays 3% Dearness Allowance rate increase ahead of DiwaliDA Hike: The Union Cabinet approved a 3% Dearness Allowance hike, raising it to 58% for central government employees and pensioners. This s...
01 Oct, 2025, 03.34 PM IST
DA Hike: When will Modi govt give the good news? Here’s what we knowCentral Government employees and pensioners anticipate a 3% DA/DR hike to 58%, expected in October 2025, effective from July 1. This revisi...
30 Sep, 2025, 10.35 PM IST
Will central government employees get arrears of 18 months of DA frozen during Covid-19? Here’s what finance ministry saysDuring COVID-19, the central government froze three dearness allowance instalments. This decision aimed to ease pressure on public finances...
12 Aug, 2025, 05.19 PM IST
Why 8th Pay Commission may end up disappointing government employees and pensionersCentral government employees and pensioners who are anticipating substantial salary and pension hikes from the 8th Pay Commission may face ...
25 Jul, 2025, 11.57 AM IST
Will 8th Pay Commission be implemented in January 2026? Take a look at possible timeline, DA hike, and other benefitsMillions of central government employees and pensioners are anticipating the 8th Pay Commission, which is expected to boost salaries and pe...
23 Jul, 2025, 05.38 PM IST
8th Pay Commission salary hike may miss January 2026 deadline: Will it impact calculation of fitment factor?The implementation of the 8th Pay Commission is not only being eagerly awaited by salaried employees. Nearly 67 lakh government pensioners ...
13 Jun, 2025, 04.55 PM IST
Modi government plans to hike dearness allowance by 6%; to benefit over 1 crore employees, pensioners"The proposal to increase dearness allowance by six percentage points to 119 per cent is likely to be taken up by the Cabinet tomorrow," a ...
08 Sep, 2015, 08.09 PM IST
NMC demands release of 10 per cent DA to employees, pensionersThe National Mazdoor Conference demanded release of 10 per cent DA due from January last for state government employees and pensioners in c...
15 Mar, 2014, 04.07 PM IST