Claim: Retired Govt employees will stop getting DA hikes and Pay Commission benefits under the Finance Act 2025.
Conclusion : The claim is false. This has officially been debunked by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) and labelled fake. The Finance Act 2025, enacted in its annual budget cycle merely enacts routine administrative tweaks without eroding earned benefits.
Rating : False — 
Recently, there have been various claims pertaining to retired Government employees not getting DA hikes and Pay Commission benefits under the Finance Act 2025. Facebook user ‘Davinder Kumar Chopra’ shared such a claim, writing how “the Finance Act 2025, which will withdraw crucial post-retirement benefits of retired government employees…” The message alleges that the government is no longer responsible for maintaining these financial perks for pensioners, potentially affecting millions. View this post below –
Another user posted the similar claim on X on Nov 10 mentioning how “this move undermines retired employees post-service security. Unions are now raising serious concerns over the long-term impact”.. See the post below and here.
PENSION REFORM: The Finance Act 2025 has delivered a major blow to pensioners, ending DA hikes and Pay Commission benefits. Retired employees say the move undermines their post-service security. Unions are now raising serious concerns over the long-term impact.#financeact… pic.twitter.com/CeREbLaJFQ
— On Record (@OnRecordIndia) November 10, 2025
DA is an inflation-linked adjustment added to the basic pay of serving central government employees to offset rising living costs. For retired employees (pensioners), this translates to Dearness Relief (DR), a similar percentage applied to pensions.
FACT CHECK
DigitEYE India decided to investigate this claim and found that it is false. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has debunked such notices and claims. In reality, only a narrow scope to Rule 37(29C) has been amended, DA/DR and Pay Commission perks remain unchanged.
We first began by conducting a keyword search with the phrase “DA hikes and pay commission benefits revoked for retired employees” to learn about the claim. Our search took us to a post by the official handle of the Press Information Bureau which explicitly labeled the circulating message as “FAKE” on November 13, 2025.
🚨 Will retired Govt employees stop getting DA hikes & Pay Commission benefits under the Finance Act 2025⁉️
A message circulating on #WhatsApp claims that the Central Government has withdrawn post-retirement benefits like DA hikes and Pay Commission revisions for retired… pic.twitter.com/E2mCRMPObO
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) November 13, 2025
The amendment in question modifies Rule 37(29C) of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021. It applies solely to former government employees absorbed into Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) who are later dismissed or removed for misconduct. In such instances, their retirement benefits for service under both government and PSU may be forfeited, subject to review by the relevant ministry. View the amendment here.
Following this, we dived further and came upon reports like that published by the Economic Times on this claim. The report mentions how DR (not DA) applies to pensioners and is secure, remaining unaffected after the Amendment of Rule 37 of CCS(Pension) Rules, 2021. View a section of the report below –
Thus, the claim is false.
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