DA Announcement Sparks Fresh Demand for Early Implementation of 8th Pay Commission

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Feb 17, 2026

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1 DA Announcement Sparks Fresh Demand for Early Implementation of 8th Pay Commission

DA Announcement Sparks Fresh Demand for Early Implementation of 8th Pay Commission

The eighth Central Pay Commission (CPC) may have come into effect on January 1, 2026 but over one crore central government employees and pensioners will continue under the seventh panel framework until the new structure is approved and notified.

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The Centre cleared the commission’s terms of reference (ToR) in October and the panel is expected to take around 18 months to submit its recommendations, which means revisions in pay and allowances may still be some time away.

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Centre likely to announce DA in March

The labour and employment ministry has kept the All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (AICPI-IW) unchanged at 148.2 for December.

As this index is the basis for dearness allowance (DA) calculation, DA for employees and pensioners may rise by 5 percentage points to 63 percent, offering near-term relief against inflation.