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Salary

8th Pay Commission: one year on

What is confirmed and what is guesswork.

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Report due

The commission was set up on 3 November 2025 and has 18 months, so around May 2027.

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Fitment factor

No figure is final. Numbers online are guesses or union demands.

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63%

New DA from 1 July 2026

Up from 60 percent, approved on 28 October.

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Who benefits

  • About 48 lakh employees
  • About 68 lakh pensioners
  • Arrears due from July
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Chair

Retired Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai heads the commission.

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Full story

Timeline, DA example and what it means for Pune

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