New Delhi. Every month some changes keep happening across the country. These changes have a direct impact on the pockets of the common man. These changes happening from today will affect you in many ways. These changes include social media, LPG price, banking and tax, PAN and Aadhaar link.
Let us talk about these changes one by one.
New Rules 1 January 2026: What will change?
1. 8th Pay Commission
The year 2026 can bring good news for government employees. The 8th Pay Commission came into effect across the country from 1 January 2026 i.e. today. Under the 8th Pay Commission, important decisions can be taken regarding pension and salary of government employees.
How much increase is possible in the 8th Pay Commission?
There are no confirmed figures yet, but initial estimates point towards an increase of 20-35%.
There was about 40% increase in the 6th Pay Commission
There was an impact of 23-25% in the 7th Pay Commission, the fitment factor was 2.57.
Fitment factor in 8th Pay Commission may remain between 2.4 to 3.0
Employees and pensioners are more likely to get increased amount and arrears in FY 2026-27.
2. Prices of CNG and PNG will decrease
This change in charges in the Unified Tariff System can have a direct impact on the prices of CNG and PNG. If media reports are to be believed-
CNG prices may come down by about Rs 1.25 to Rs 2.50 per kg.
Apart from this, there may be relief in PNG prices by Rs 0.90 to Rs 1.80 per SCM.
If the price decreases in PNG, then people who drive through PNG every day and use cooking gas can benefit from it.
3. Interest rates of banks will change
In the Monetary Committee meeting held in December, RBI has reduced the repo rate by 0.25 percent. This deduction will have a direct impact on the interest rate of the loan. Due to lower interest rate, you will also get relief in EMI paid every month.
After the repo rate cut, it depends on the banks whether they will cut the interest rate or not.
4. LPG cylinder price will reduce
On the first of every month, the gas agency reviews the price of LPG cylinder and decides whether to change it or not. Your expenses reduce due to reduction in gas agency prices. Let us know how much the gas agency has changed the cylinder price today.
Price of 19 kg cylinder
Price of 14 kg
5. Changes in social media
If media reports are to be believed, then in the year 2026, strict steps will be taken against the use of social media by small children. These rules will be for children below 16 years of age. So that they do not see any wrong kind of content.
6. Implementation of New Income Tax Bill
In the year 2025, the government had given many tax related relief to the common man. Last year, the government has reduced the tax on goods and services i.e. GST. Along with this, the New Income Tax Bill was also passed. Many tax related changes will be made under this bill, which will come into effect from April 2026.
Read full news here- New Income Tax Bill will be implemented from this date next year, know what will change; What will be the effect on you?
PAN and Aadhar card linking becomes mandatory
Now it is necessary to link PAN and Aadhar card. You could complete this work for free till 31st December 2025. Now you may have to pay a fine for linking this. If you have not completed this work yet. So click on the link given below.
How to link:- Aadhaar Pan Linking: Just one SMS and like this PAN will be linked to Aadhaar instantly, what will be the loss if not done?
They will not get ration from January 1
If a person does not complete the ration card e-KYC before December 31, he may stop getting ration from January 1. You can complete this work through mobile.
How to complete e-KYC - Ration Card: These people will not get ration from January 1, will also be deprived of 7 schemes; Complete this work today itself
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