Amid further delays in 8th Pay Commission progress, central government employees and pensioners would be hoping for a good hike in dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) for the January-June cycle of 2026. The next DA/DR revision for January-June 2026 will be announced in March next year. This increase is considered significant because it will be the first DA revision after the 7th Pay Commission’s scheduled term, which is ending on December 31, 2025.

The 7th Pay Commission’s final DA revision is complete

Recently, the government increased DA and DR by 3% for the July-December 2025 period ahead of the festive season. This took the DA/DR for employees and pensioners to 58%. This was the last DA revision under the 7th Pay Commission.

Normally, when a new Pay Commission is

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