Central government employee and pensioner groups have put forward their recommendations to the 8 th Pay Commission, highlighting the need to boost the annual increment rate and to merge the dearness allowance (DA) with the basic pay at a certain stage.
One of the main reasons for this proposal is that a higher annual increment and the DA merger can accelerate the growth of an employee’s basic salary, providing relief to all, especially those at the lower levels of the pay scale. Currently with a 3% annual increment, a Level 1 employee’s basic salary of Rs 18,000 could rise to Rs 23,486 (30.47%) over a decade.
