8th Pay Commission and Gujarat Employees
The 8th Pay Commission is for central government employees and pensioners, including those posted in Gujarat. Gujarat's own employees get pay revisions decided by the state government.
Checked 23 October 2026. State orders change; check the latest with your treasury or department.
Gujarat government employees
Gujarat Civil Services (Revision of Pay) Rules, 2016, notified by the Finance Department on 19 August 2016 (No. (GN-49) PGR-102016-2-Pay Cell) and deemed in force from 1 January 2016. The rules adopt the central 7th CPC pattern: a Pay Matrix with Levels, and fixation by multiplying existing basic pay by 2.57. Source
DA for Gujarat government employees: 60% from 1 January 2026. Source It covers state government and panchayat employees and 7th Pay staff of secondary, higher secondary and grant-in-aid institutions. Pensioners' dearness relief rose to 60% from the same date by a separate resolution of 19 May 2026. Neither Gujarat nor the Centre had announced a rate from 1 July 2026 by 22 October 2026.
Order: Finance Department Resolution No. VLB-102016-GOI-7-CH, Gandhinagar, dated 4 May 2026: DA for 7th Pay employees raised from 58% to 60% from 1 January 2026; payable with the May 2026 salary, with January to April 2026 arrears payable in cash with the May salary paid in June 2026
Next pay revision for state employees: As of 22 October 2026, we found no Gujarat government order, budget speech or press release that sets up a state pay commission or says how the 8th CPC would apply to state employees. Gujarat adopted the 7th CPC pattern after the Centre did. Whether it does the same with the 8th CPC is a decision for the state government.
Central government employees in Gujarat
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 Gujarat is Z class: 10% HRA today.
CGHS is available in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara.
Central employees: estimate your likely 8th CPC pay →
Will the 8th Pay Commission apply to Gujarat government employees?
Not automatically. The 8th Central Pay Commission covers central government employees and pensioners; Gujarat decides pay for its own employees. Next pay revision for state employees: As of 22 October 2026, we found no Gujarat government order, budget speech or press release that sets up a state pay commission or says how the 8th CPC would apply to state employees. Gujarat adopted the 7th CPC pattern after the Centre did. Whether it does the same with the 8th CPC is a decision for the state government.
What is the DA for Gujarat government employees?
DA for Gujarat government employees: 60% from 1 January 2026. It covers state government and panchayat employees and 7th Pay staff of secondary, higher secondary and grant-in-aid institutions. Pensioners' dearness relief rose to 60% from the same date by a separate resolution of 19 May 2026. Neither Gujarat nor the Centre had announced a rate from 1 July 2026 by 22 October 2026. Order: Finance Department Resolution No. VLB-102016-GOI-7-CH, Gandhinagar, dated 4 May 2026: DA for 7th Pay employees raised from 58% to 60% from 1 January 2026; payable with the May 2026 salary, with January to April 2026 arrears payable in cash with the May salary paid in June 2026
Which cities in Gujarat are X or Y for central government HRA?
Ahmedabad (X), Rajkot (Y), Jamnagar (Y), Bhavnagar (Y), Vadodara (Y), Surat (Y). Everything else is Z.