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In recent times, a message is becoming increasingly viral on social media and WhatsApp, which has increased the concern of retired government employees and pensioners. It is being claimed in this message that through the Finance Act 2025, the government has abolished many benefits provided to pensioners. In particular, it is being said that the benefits related to Dearness Allowance (DA), future pay commission and the proposed 8th Pay Commission will be stopped. But the question is, is this claim true? Let us know what is its reality…

What is being said in the viral message?

According to the viral message, after the implementation of Finance Act 2025, retired government employees will not get the benefit of increase in DA. Apart from this, it was also claimed that the benefits of the pay commissions to be implemented in the future, including the 8th Pay Commission, will not be given to the pensioners. It was even said in the message that lakhs of pensioners will be affected by this decision.

What came out in the fact check?

The Fact Check Unit of the government's official agency Press Information Bureau (PIB) has termed these claims as completely false and misleading. According to PIB, there is no such provision in the Finance Act 2025, due to which the benefits related to DA or pay commission of pensioners can be taken away. The government has made it clear that retired employees will continue to get increase in DA as before and the recommendations of the pay commissions to be implemented in future will also be applicable to pensioners, as has been happening earlier.

Then why did the confusion spread?

Actually, this confusion has spread due to an amendment in Rule 37 of CCS (Pension) Rules 2021. This rule applies to those government employees who have been sent to Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) for any reason. Under this rule, it is said that if serious misconduct is proved against such an employee, then some retirement benefits can be confiscated. But this has nothing to do with ordinary pensioners, DA increase or pay commission.

Will DA or 8th Pay Commission benefits stop?

Not at all, the government has neither stopped the DA increase nor excluded pensioners from the future pay commission. Whenever a new pay commission comes into force, its recommendations are applied to both existing employees and pensioners, provided the government approves.