Will Indian Government Workers Get a Diwali Pay Rise?
Listen to the story
The government of India may give more money to its workers.
This extra money is called dearness allowance. People call it DA.
DA helps workers pay for things when prices go up. This is called inflation.
The news may come on 28 October. This is before Diwali.
Diwali is a big festival in India. Many families celebrate with lights and gifts.
There was a meeting about pay in Mumbai. It was about the 8th Pay Commission.
A pay commission checks how much money workers should get.
People talked about joining basic salary and DA together. This is called a merger.
Basic salary is the normal pay before extra money.
The meeting in Mumbai has now finished.
Many workers want to know if their salary will grow soon.
If DA goes up, workers will get more money each month.
This news is for central government employees. These are people who work for the national government.
No final numbers are known yet.
People are waiting for more news before Diwali.
Vocabulary8 words
- dearness allowance
- extra money given to workers to help with rising prices
- inflation
- when prices of things go up
- Diwali
- a big festival of lights in India
- 8th Pay Commission
- a group that decides how much government workers should earn
- basic salary
- the main pay a worker gets, without extra money
- merger
- joining two things into one
- salary
- money a worker gets for their job
- central government employees
- people who work for the national government
📚 Ready to use these words in a real conversation?
Practice live with a real tutor on Preply.
Quiz
Answer key
1. More dearness allowance 2. Diwali 3. True
✅ Nice work on the quiz!
Keep the momentum going — book a live English lesson with a Preply tutor.
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The government of India may give more _____ to its workers.
This extra money is called dearness _____. People call it DA.
DA helps workers pay for things when prices go up. This is called _____.
The news may come on _____ October. This is before Diwali.
There was a meeting about pay in _____. It was about the 8th Pay Commission.
People talked about joining basic salary and DA together. This is called a _____.
The meeting in Mumbai has now _____.
Many workers want to know if their _____ will grow soon.
This news is for central government _____.
No final _____ are known yet.
🎓 Enjoyed this story?
Turn today's reading into real speaking practice with a live Preply tutor.
