8th Pay Commission and Jammu and Kashmir Employees
The 8th Pay Commission is for central government employees and pensioners, including those posted in Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir government employees are on central pay rules, and the Commission's terms of reference include personnel of the Union Territories; how its report applies to them will depend on orders issued after it.
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.
Jammu and Kashmir government employees
Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Revised) Pay Rules, 2018 (SRO-193, Finance Department, 24 April 2018), deemed in force from 1 January 2016 with actual implementation from 1 April 2018. Pay is drawn in a pay matrix of levels on the 7th CPC pattern, and J&K orders refer to '7th pay commission recommendations'. J&K has been a Union Territory since 2019. Source
Latest official order we found for Jammu and Kashmir: 60% from 1 January 2026, in a pensioners' order. We have not found the employees' order. Source This is the pensioners' order; we have not seen the employees' order. Daily Jagran (18 May 2026) reports that employees also get 60% from 1 January 2026, paid with salaries from May 2026.
Order: Finance Department (Codes Division) Government Order No. 189-F of 2026 dated 15 May 2026: DR for pensioners on 7th CPC pensions raised from 58% to 60% w.e.f. 1.1.2026, citing Council of Ministers decision No. 065/06/2026 of 30 Apr 2026
Next pay revision for state employees: The 8th CPC's terms of reference cover 'Personnel of the Union Territories'. The Commission was scheduled to visit Srinagar on 1-4 June 2026 and invited organisations of the J&K UT as well as central bodies (notice No. 35/4/2026-VST/8CPC, 1 May 2026). We found no J&K order on applying the 8th CPC; the Commission has not yet reported. Source
Central government employees in Jammu and Kashmir
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 Jammu and Kashmir is Z class: 10% HRA today.
CGHS is available in Srinagar, Jammu.
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Will the 8th Pay Commission apply to Jammu and Kashmir government employees?
Not automatically. Jammu and Kashmir government employees follow central pay rules, and the 8th CPC's terms of reference cover "Personnel of the Union Territories". Its recommendations will reach them only through orders issued after the report.
What is the DA for Jammu and Kashmir government employees?
Latest official order we found for Jammu and Kashmir: 60% from 1 January 2026, in a pensioners' order. We have not found the employees' order. This is the pensioners' order; we have not seen the employees' order. Daily Jagran (18 May 2026) reports that employees also get 60% from 1 January 2026, paid with salaries from May 2026. Order: Finance Department (Codes Division) Government Order No. 189-F of 2026 dated 15 May 2026: DR for pensioners on 7th CPC pensions raised from 58% to 60% w.e.f. 1.1.2026, citing Council of Ministers decision No. 065/06/2026 of 30 Apr 2026
Which cities in Jammu and Kashmir are X or Y for central government HRA?
Srinagar (Y), Jammu (Y). Everything else is Z.