8th Pay Commission, Dec. 8 -- As the central government employees await the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission, the Finance Ministry recently clarified whether dearness allowance or dearness relief (DA/DR) will be merged with basic pay under the new commission.

Earlier this year, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the Centre had approved the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission, which is expected to revise the allowances, pensions, and salaries of central government employees. In October, the Cabinet approved the terms of reference (ToR) for the 8th Pay Commission.

Last week, the Finance Ministry shared a major update on the 8th Pay Commission, noting that the government does not plan to merge basic pay with DA/DR....