7th Pay Commission: Govt employees could get DA, HRA hike soon, check by how much salary will increase

Central government employees are expected to witness an increase in their house rent allowance (HRA) and dearness allowance (DA) in the coming days around New Year. 

New Delhi: Under the 7th Pay Commission, the Central government is expected to increase the salaries of its employees by hiking their house rent allowance (HRA) and dearness allowance (DA) in the coming days around New Year. 

Previously, the Central government increased the DA of its employees around Diwali 2021. At that time, central government employees had received a 3% DA hike. The authorities are now planning to increase the DA once. 

According to media reports, the central government employees could expect another DA hike along with an increase in HRA as early as January 2022. However, the HRA hike could be limited to 11.56 lakh employees of the Railway Board.