8th Pay Commission News: Under the Seventh Pay Commission, dearness allowance is being given at 42 percent. Will the 8th Pay Commission apply if there is 50% DA? The government has responded.
Dearness allowance for central government employees is expected to increase to 50 percent or more by January 2024. This increase will be done under the Seventh Pay Commission. The rate of DA is currently decided by the recommendation of the 7th Pay Commission. The last pay commission had also recommended that pay should be revised when DA and DR are 50 per cent or more of the basic pay to neutralize the effect of inflation.
In view of this, is the government planning to set up the 8th Pay Commission? Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary has given information about this in response to a question in the Rajya Sabha on July 25, 2023. The Minister of State for Finance was answering a member’s question. The member had asked that if the rate of DA or DR is estimated to be 50 percent or more from January 2024, will the 8th Pay Commission be implemented?
What did the Minister of State for Finance answer?
Pankaj Chowdhary said that the Central Government employees and pensioners are paid Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) to compensate for the fall in the real value of their salary and pension due to inflation. At present, DA 42 percent is being given to employees and pensioners. These rates are revised at six months. On the question of the 8th Pay Commission, the minister said that there is no plan nor is it being considered for the formation of the 8th Central Pay Commission for the Central Government employees.
Will be reviewed from time to time
Para 1.22 contained in the 7th Pay Commission Report, which recommended that the pay matrix of Central Government employees be reviewed from time to time on the basis of Ackroyd formula without waiting for a long period of 10 years Can Chaudhary said that the government has not considered approving the revision of pay and allowances on the basis of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.
The government has already denied
It is worth noting that there was a discussion about the formation of the Eighth Pay Commission earlier also, on which a reply was given by the Central Government. The government had refused to consider any proposal for the formation of the 8th Pay Commission.
