7th Pay Commission: 7th Pay Commission: There's good newsfor the central government employees. Employees who are still waiting for theminimum pay hike beyond the 7th Pay Commission recommendations are expected toget some good news ahead of Dussehra festival, reports said. According toreports, PM Narendra Modi-led NDA government may consider the long-standingdemand of the central government employees regarding the hike in minimumsalary.

Notably, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is alsoaware of a long-pending demand of the lakh of employees of Central government.Media reports suggest Sitharaman is likely to hold a meeting with senior-levelofficial soon to take a decision in this regard.

The Central government employees would be getting 17 percent Dearness Allowance (DA) for July 2019 by October 2019.

The hike in the DA is expected to be around 5 per cent forJuly-December 2019 period. At present, DA for Central govt employees is 12 percent, which was implemented on January 2019.

The All India Consumer Price Index Numbers (AICPIN)confirmed the five per cent DA raise for government employees. The AICPIN forJune 2019 is 316, which is two points more than May 2019 AICPIN, a report said.

As of now, Central government employees are getting aminimum pay of Rs 18,000 per month in basic minimum wages while they have putforward a demand that the fitment factor should be increased and the basicminimum wage to be fixed at Rs 26,000 per month.