8th Pay Commission and Uttarakhand Employees
The 8th Pay Commission is for central government employees and pensioners, including those posted in Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand'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 23 October 2026. State orders change; check the latest with your treasury or department.
Uttarakhand government employees
Uttarakhand follows the central 7th CPC pattern: its Finance Department's dearness relief orders cover pensioners 'whose pension has been revised in accordance with the recommendations of the 7th pay Commission', and its dearness relief rates of 58% from 1 July 2025 and 60% from 1 January 2026 match the central rates. We have not seen the state's 2016 pay rules in an official copy. Source
Latest official order we found for Uttarakhand: 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 Finance Department's order for serving employees. News reports in May 2026 said the Chief Minister had approved 60% from 1 January 2026 for employees as well.
Order: Finance (Pension) Section-10 O.M. dated 18 May 2026: pensioners' DR raised from 58% to 60% w.e.f. 1.1.2026, superseding the O.M. of 27 Oct 2025
Next pay revision for state employees: We found no official order on a new pay commission or pay revision for Uttarakhand employees.
Central government employees in Uttarakhand
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 Uttarakhand is Z class: 10% HRA today.
CGHS is available in Dehradun.
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Will the 8th Pay Commission apply to Uttarakhand government employees?
Not automatically. The 8th Central Pay Commission covers central government employees and pensioners; Uttarakhand 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 Uttarakhand employees.
What is the DA for Uttarakhand government employees?
Latest official order we found for Uttarakhand: 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 Finance Department's order for serving employees. News reports in May 2026 said the Chief Minister had approved 60% from 1 January 2026 for employees as well. Order: Finance (Pension) Section-10 O.M. dated 18 May 2026: pensioners' DR raised from 58% to 60% w.e.f. 1.1.2026, superseding the O.M. of 27 Oct 2025
Which cities in Uttarakhand are X or Y for central government HRA?
Dehradun (Y). Everything else is Z.