7th Pay Commission: Yogi government will give good news to lakhs of employees before Diwali

Diwali Bonus: After the announcement of DA hike for central employees by the Modi government at the center, the Yogi government of UP can also announce it. It is expected that this time the government can announce it by October 15.

Govt Employee DA Hike: If you are also a government employee then this news is useful for you. Yes, the central government is expected to announce DA hike for central employees soon. This time Diwali festival is in the last month of October. In such a situation, it is expected that most state governments and the central government will announce an increase in dearness allowance in the month of October. The Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh can announce a big gift for 15 lakh employees and more than eight lakh pensioners before Diwali.

Bonus is also expected to be announced

The Yogi government may increase the dearness allowance (DA) of employees by 4 percent. According to the report, the state government is also expected to announce bonus for non-gazetted employees. It is being told that the UP government led by CM Yogi Adityanath will take a decision to increase the DA of state employees after the DA hike is announced by the Center. The Center is expected to take a decision on DA in the last week of September or the first week of October.

This year, the bonus is expected to be more than Rs 7000.

The decision taken by the UP government will benefit 23 lakh employees and pensioners. This step will put a burden of Rs 3000 crore on the state treasury. Apart from this, non-gazetted employees are also expected to get bonus. It is decided on the basis of basic salary and DA. Last year, employees got a bonus of about Rs 7,000. This year the bonus is expected to be slightly higher. 

When will the Eighth Pay Commission be constituted?

There has been a demand for the Eighth Pay Commission from various government employee unions. However, the government does not have any proposal to constitute the Eighth Pay Commission yet. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on July 30, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said, 'Two representations have been received for the formation of the Eighth Central Pay Commission in June 2024. At present, there is no such proposal under consideration of the government.' The Seventh Pay Commission was constituted in February 2014. Its recommendations were implemented from January 1, 2016. Usually, the Pay Commission is constituted every 10 years by the Central Government to revise the salaries of government employees.