8th Pay Commission and Bihar Employees
The 8th Pay Commission is for central government employees and pensioners, including those posted in Bihar. Bihar'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.
Bihar government employees
Bihar pays its employees on the Seventh Central Revised Pay Structure, using pay levels in a pay matrix on the central 7th CPC pattern. The revision was notified in the Bihar Gazette (Extraordinary) on 24 May 2017: it took effect notionally from 1 January 2016, with actual payment in the revised structure from 1 April 2017. Bihar Finance Department resolutions call it the 'Seventh Central Revised Pay Structure' and define basic pay as the pay drawn in the prescribed pay level in the pay matrix. Source
DA for Bihar government employees: 58% from 1 July 2025. Source 58% from 1 July 2025 is the latest Bihar rate we could confirm in an official order. It is probably out of date: news reports say the cabinet approved 60% from 1 January 2026 on 13 May 2026, but we could not open the Finance Department resolution granting it on an official website.
Order: Government of Bihar, Department of Finance, Resolution No. 3A-3-Allowance-01/2022-10545/Vi., Patna, dated 06.10.2025: DA/DR of 58% in place of 55% from 01.07.2025 for those on the Seventh Central Revised Pay Structure
Next pay revision for state employees: As of 22 October 2026 we found no Bihar government order, cabinet decision or budget statement setting up a state pay commission or committee for the next pay revision. In 2016-17 Bihar used a pay fitment committee to adopt the 7th CPC; it has said nothing official yet about the next revision.
Central government employees in Bihar
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 Bihar is Z class: 10% HRA today.
CGHS is available in Patna.
Central employees: estimate your likely 8th CPC pay →
Will the 8th Pay Commission apply to Bihar government employees?
Not automatically. The 8th Central Pay Commission covers central government employees and pensioners; Bihar decides pay for its own employees. Next pay revision for state employees: As of 22 October 2026 we found no Bihar government order, cabinet decision or budget statement setting up a state pay commission or committee for the next pay revision. In 2016-17 Bihar used a pay fitment committee to adopt the 7th CPC; it has said nothing official yet about the next revision.
What is the DA for Bihar government employees?
DA for Bihar government employees: 58% from 1 July 2025. 58% from 1 July 2025 is the latest Bihar rate we could confirm in an official order. It is probably out of date: news reports say the cabinet approved 60% from 1 January 2026 on 13 May 2026, but we could not open the Finance Department resolution granting it on an official website. Order: Government of Bihar, Department of Finance, Resolution No. 3A-3-Allowance-01/2022-10545/Vi., Patna, dated 06.10.2025: DA/DR of 58% in place of 55% from 01.07.2025 for those on the Seventh Central Revised Pay Structure
Which cities in Bihar are X or Y for central government HRA?
Patna (Y). Everything else is Z.