8th Pay Commission and Assam Employees
The 8th Pay Commission is for central government employees and pensioners, including those posted in Assam. Assam's own employees get pay revisions decided by the state government.
Checked 22 October 2026. State orders change; check the latest with your treasury or department.
Assam government employees
Assam has its own state pay commissions and does not use the central 7th CPC pay matrix. Pay is under the Assam Services (Revision of Pay) Rules, 2017 [A.S.(ROP) Rules, 2017], issued with Finance (Pay Research Unit) Department Resolution No. FPC.1/2017/Pt/1 dated 17 March 2017 on the report of the 7th Assam Pay & Productivity Pay Commission (report submitted 18 November 2016). The revised pay takes effect from 1 April 2016. Assam kept the running pay band plus grade pay system: 5 pay bands and 24 grade pays, with basic pay from Rs 15,900 to Rs 1,30,000. Source
DA for Assam government employees: 60% ('with immediate effect' by the order of 16 June 2026, payable from the June 2026 salary). Source Assam's order of 16 June 2026 raises DA to 60% 'with immediate effect', payable with the June 2026 salary in July 2026. Unlike the Centre (60% from 1 January 2026), the order states no back date and no arrears. The previous step was 58% from 1 July 2025 (order of 22 October 2025). The central DA due from 1 July 2026 had not been announced on 22 October 2026, so a further state order may follow. Assam pays DA on its own pay scales, so this rate cannot be compared with the central rate.
Order: Executive Order No. FEG.2498/2017/431, Finance (Estt-A) Department, dated 16 June 2026: DA/DR raised by 2% to 60% of basic pay/basic pension 'with immediate effect' for employees and pensioners under A.S.(ROP) Rules, 2017, payable with pay/pension for June 2026 in July 2026. Previous: Executive Order No. FEG.2498/2017/418 dated 22 October 2025, 58% from 01-07-2025.
Next pay revision for state employees: Assam has set up its own state pay commission, separate from the central 8th CPC. By Finance (Pay Research Unit) Department Resolution eCF No. 675050/491 dated 23 February 2026, the Governor constituted the 8th Assam Pay Commission, 2026, chaired by Subhash Chandra Das, IAS (Retd.), with the Secretary, Finance (PRU) as Member Secretary. It will review pay, allowances, pension and service conditions of state employees (excluding All India Services officers, UGC/AICTE/technical scale posts and judicial officers on Shetty Commission/SNJPC pay), and must take into account the 8th Central Pay Commission's recommendations when available. It is to report preferably within 18 months of its constitution, unless extended. The resolution itself gives no date from which new pay would apply. Source
Central government employees in Assam
Central staff get the same pay matrix and DA everywhere. HRA and transport allowance depend on the city of the office:
Every other place in Assam is Z class: 10% HRA today.
CGHS is available in Guwahati.
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Will the 8th Pay Commission apply to Assam government employees?
Not automatically. The 8th Central Pay Commission covers central government employees and pensioners; Assam decides pay for its own employees. Next pay revision for state employees: Assam has set up its own state pay commission, separate from the central 8th CPC. By Finance (Pay Research Unit) Department Resolution eCF No. 675050/491 dated 23 February 2026, the Governor constituted the 8th Assam Pay Commission, 2026, chaired by Subhash Chandra Das, IAS (Retd.), with the Secretary, Finance (PRU) as Member Secretary. It will review pay, allowances, pension and service conditions of state employees (excluding All India Services officers, UGC/AICTE/technical scale posts and judicial officers on Shetty Commission/SNJPC pay), and must take into account the 8th Central Pay Commission's recommendations when available. It is to report preferably within 18 months of its constitution, unless extended. The resolution itself gives no date from which new pay would apply.
What is the DA for Assam government employees?
DA for Assam government employees: 60% ('with immediate effect' by the order of 16 June 2026, payable from the June 2026 salary). Assam's order of 16 June 2026 raises DA to 60% 'with immediate effect', payable with the June 2026 salary in July 2026. Unlike the Centre (60% from 1 January 2026), the order states no back date and no arrears. The previous step was 58% from 1 July 2025 (order of 22 October 2025). The central DA due from 1 July 2026 had not been announced on 22 October 2026, so a further state order may follow. Assam pays DA on its own pay scales, so this rate cannot be compared with the central rate. Order: Executive Order No. FEG.2498/2017/431, Finance (Estt-A) Department, dated 16 June 2026: DA/DR raised by 2% to 60% of basic pay/basic pension 'with immediate effect' for employees and pensioners under A.S.(ROP) Rules, 2017, payable with pay/pension for June 2026 in July 2026. Previous: Executive Order No. FEG.2498/2017/418 dated 22 October 2025, 58% from 01-07-2025.
Which cities in Assam are X or Y for central government HRA?
Guwahati (Y). Everything else is Z.