8th Pay Commission and Arunachal Pradesh Employees
The 8th Pay Commission is for central government employees and pensioners, including those posted in Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachal Pradesh's own employees get pay revisions decided by the state government.
Some facts on this page rest on a pensioners' order or on an order we could not see directly. Check with your treasury or department before relying on them.
Checked 22 October 2026. State orders change; check the latest with your treasury or department.
Arunachal Pradesh government employees
Arunachal Pradesh follows the central 7th CPC pattern. The state Finance Department's DA orders define basic pay as the pay drawn in the prescribed level of the Pay Matrix as per the 7th CPC recommendations accepted by the state government. The state has no separate pay commission of its own; it adopts central pay commission recommendations and revises DA after the Centre does. The 7th CPC was adopted from 1 January 2016 (state cabinet decision of December 2016, as reported by The Arunachal Times; the original notification was not found online). Source
DA for Arunachal Pradesh government employees: 58% from 1 July 2025. Source 58% from 1 July 2025 is the latest employees' DA order we could open. It has probably changed: the Finance Department's OM of 6 May 2026 raised pensioners' Dearness Relief to 60% from 1 January 2026, and The Arunachal Times (7 May 2026, citing the Chief Minister's PR cell) reports that employees' DA also rose from 58% to 60% from that date. We could not find the employees' order itself on an official website. The central DA due from 1 July 2026 had not been announced on 22 October 2026.
Order: Office Memorandum No. Est-II-14/3/2022-ESTT-II-FPID/63, Finance, Planning & Investment Department, dated 9 October 2025: DA for state government employees raised from 55% to 58% w.e.f. 01-07-2025. A later official order, OM No. Est-II-14/3/2022-ESTT-II-FPID dated 6 May 2026, raised pensioners' Dearness Relief from 58% to 60% w.e.f. 01-01-2026.
Next pay revision for state employees: We found no official order on a new pay commission or pay revision for Arunachal Pradesh employees. The state has no pay commission of its own and has so far adopted central pay commission recommendations; we found no state order or statement on adopting the 8th CPC.
Central government employees in Arunachal Pradesh
Central staff get the same pay matrix and DA everywhere. HRA and transport allowance depend on the city of the office:
No city in Arunachal Pradesh is in the X or Y list, so central government HRA here is the Z rate: 10% of basic pay today (at least ₹1,800).
Central employees: estimate your likely 8th CPC pay →
Will the 8th Pay Commission apply to Arunachal Pradesh government employees?
Not automatically. The 8th Central Pay Commission covers central government employees and pensioners; Arunachal Pradesh decides pay for its own employees. Next pay revision for state employees: We found no official order on a new pay commission or pay revision for Arunachal Pradesh employees. The state has no pay commission of its own and has so far adopted central pay commission recommendations; we found no state order or statement on adopting the 8th CPC.
What is the DA for Arunachal Pradesh government employees?
DA for Arunachal Pradesh government employees: 58% from 1 July 2025. 58% from 1 July 2025 is the latest employees' DA order we could open. It has probably changed: the Finance Department's OM of 6 May 2026 raised pensioners' Dearness Relief to 60% from 1 January 2026, and The Arunachal Times (7 May 2026, citing the Chief Minister's PR cell) reports that employees' DA also rose from 58% to 60% from that date. We could not find the employees' order itself on an official website. The central DA due from 1 July 2026 had not been announced on 22 October 2026. Order: Office Memorandum No. Est-II-14/3/2022-ESTT-II-FPID/63, Finance, Planning & Investment Department, dated 9 October 2025: DA for state government employees raised from 55% to 58% w.e.f. 01-07-2025. A later official order, OM No. Est-II-14/3/2022-ESTT-II-FPID dated 6 May 2026, raised pensioners' Dearness Relief from 58% to 60% w.e.f. 01-01-2026.
Which cities in Arunachal Pradesh are X or Y for central government HRA?
None; all places are Z class.