The 7th Pay Commission is one of the most discussed topics among the employees who are working under the Central Government. The Government of India offers an increase in the salaries of employees and supports them with the current increase in inflation rates.
The DA Hike for the current employees stands at 53% of the base salary after July 2024. There is a rule in the Commission that states that if the DA is increased up to 50% or above, then some allowance of the employees will automatically be increased. Employees will get the complete details on the latest updates and additional information related to this increase.
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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) of India has decided to provide a 25% increase in dress allowance and nursing allowance for eligible employees. This increase was decided as per the rule of government about the increase in DA hike.
In January 2024, the central government made an increase of 4% to 50% of the dearness allowance. It results in an increase of up to 25% in the other 13 allowances of the employees. The two main allowances are dress allowance and nursing allowance. All these efforts of the government will help employees in the 7th Pay Commission to support them with their monthly expenses.
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The Central government of India can revise the dearness allowance or any other allowance for the employees who are working under the central government. However, the important factor for employees is to ensure that they receive a suitable increase in their payments to provide financial relief.
The official memorandum has titled that “Implementation of 25% increase in dress allowance consequence of Increase of 50% in DA, the dress allowance has also raised to 25%. The effort of the government is to financially assist the nurses who are also working under the central government.
The benefits from the changes that occurred in the 7th Pay Commission will only be helpful for the central government employees. They have also issued notices to all the institutes or service departments that are working under the central government to make relatable adjustments in the salaries of their employees.
7th Pay Commission Different Taxes for Sin Goods
The Group of Ministers (GoM) on Rate Rationalisation, which was conveyed yesterday since its formation, has decided to add different types of tax rates in the sin goods. Sin goods include items like cigarettes, tobacco, and pan masala. But the final decision of the council is pending, which is going to meet in the third week of December in Jaisalmer.
Generally, the Fitment Committee of the country made this proposal in mid-July and referred this matter to the GoM. The FC has decided to make a maximum tax rate of up to 20% for the goods under the Central GST and State GST Act for tobacco and pan masala. All the items like cigarettes, tobacco, bidis, smokers, and a few other sin goods are included in these different tax rates decided by the Committee.
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Currently, they come under the taxes of 28% GST slab, with an additional compensation that ranges between 11% and 290%, set to expire in March 2026. The Group of Ministers is also planning to merge the three GST slabs, which shows sudden changes in the existing slabs.
They have suggested the government of India increase the GST on luxury items like wristwatches and shoes and suggested reducing the GST rate on essential products such as bicycles, drinking water, and exercise products. They state that this will increase the item affordability in the market and contribute to improving the economic status of the country.
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