8th Pay Commission: On October 28 , 2025 , the central government approved all the conditions of the 8th Pay Commission regarding salary increases for government employees . The commission has been formed and will submit its recommendations within 18 months . The timeline for the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission has not yet been announced . Based on the timing of the implementation of the previous Pay Commission , it is believed that it may be implemented as early as January 1 , 2026 .
Since no confirmed information has been released regarding the timing of the 8th Pay Commission , people are becoming confused about many things . Many people are wondering whether the government will continue revising dearness allowance ( DA ) until the next Pay Commission is implemented ? If the 8th Pay Commission is implemented after a year , how much will the arrears increase ? Furthermore , which allowances is the government considering eliminating ? This article answers these questions .
When can the 8th Pay Commission be implemented?
Since a Pay Commission is for 10 years , the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission are currently in effect in the country since January 1 , 2016. Therefore , the 8th Pay Commission should be implemented from January 1 , 2026. Generally , each Pay Commission takes at least two to three years from its inception to implementation . The 7th Pay Commission was formed in February 2014.
By March 2014 , the rules and recommendations were finalized . The report was submitted in November 2015. The government approved it in June 2016. Subsequently , it became effective from January 1 , 2016. Therefore , it is quite possible that the 8th Pay Commission may take until 2028 .
When will the salary hike be counted ?
The 7th Pay Commission was implemented in 2016. Consequently , the effective date of the 8th Pay Commission is January 1 , 2026. This means that even though it may take two more years for the 8th Pay Commission to be fully implemented , salary and pension increases will be counted from January 1 , 2026 .
What will happen to DA until the 8th Pay Commission is implemented?
Until the new Pay Commission is implemented , dearness allowance (DA) will continue to be calculated as a percentage of basic pay . It is revised every six months , in January and July . This means that central employees will continue to receive dearness allowance until the 8th Pay Commission is implemented . Once the commission is in place , the existing DA will be merged into the basic pay . This means that the current 58 % DA will be reduced to zero .