8th Pay Status

8th Pay Commission and Uttar Pradesh Employees

The 8th Pay Commission is for central government employees and pensioners, including those posted in Uttar Pradesh. Uttar 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.

Uttar Pradesh government employees

Uttar Pradesh pays its employees in a revised pay matrix from 1 January 2016, sanctioned on the recommendations of the Pay Committee, Uttar Pradesh (2016) by Shasanadesh No. 65/2016/वे0आ0-2-1442/दस-04(एम)/2016. Source

Latest official order we found for Uttar Pradesh: 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; news reports (UNI, 21 May 2026) say employees' DA also rose from 58% to 60% from 1 January 2026.
Order: Finance (General) Section-3 O.M. No. 3/2026/सा-3-256/दस-2026/301/2000टी.सी. dated 21 May 2026: dearness relief for the state's civil and family pensioners raised from 58% to 60% w.e.f. 1.1.2026

Next pay revision for state employees: We found no official order on a new pay commission or pay revision for Uttar Pradesh employees.

Central government employees in Uttar Pradesh

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 Uttar Pradesh is Z class: 10% HRA today.

CGHS is available in Ghaziabad, Noida, Meerut, Agra, Bareilly, Lucknow, Kanpur, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Varanasi.

Central employees: estimate your likely 8th CPC pay →

Will the 8th Pay Commission apply to Uttar Pradesh government employees?

Not automatically. The 8th Central Pay Commission covers central government employees and pensioners; Uttar 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 Uttar Pradesh employees.

What is the DA for Uttar Pradesh government employees?

Latest official order we found for Uttar Pradesh: 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; news reports (UNI, 21 May 2026) say employees' DA also rose from 58% to 60% from 1 January 2026. Order: Finance (General) Section-3 O.M. No. 3/2026/सा-3-256/दस-2026/301/2000टी.सी. dated 21 May 2026: dearness relief for the state's civil and family pensioners raised from 58% to 60% w.e.f. 1.1.2026

Which cities in Uttar Pradesh are X or Y for central government HRA?

Ghaziabad (X), Noida (X), Moradabad (Y), Meerut (Y), Aligarh (Y), Agra (Y), Bareilly (Y), Lucknow (Y), Kanpur (Y), Prayagraj (Allahabad) (Y), Gorakhpur (Y), Varanasi (Y), Saharanpur (Y), Firozabad (Y), Jhansi (Y), Mathura-Vrindavan (Y). Everything else is Z.