8th pay commission: 1 crore central employees and pensioners of the country may suffer a setback. The government has approved the 8th Pay Commission. Since then, central employees and pensioners have hoped that the 8th Venth Commission will come into effect from 1 January 2026. But perhaps it should not happen, there has been an update about the 8th Pay Commission.
The 8th Pay Commission will be applicable from 1 January 2026?
The recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission set up for revision in salary and allowances of about 50 lakh employees of the central government and 65 lakh pensioners are unlikely to be implemented from 1 January 2026. Let us tell you that earlier the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission were implemented in 2016. Then there was a big increase in the salary of government employees. However, the final decision has not been taken to implement the 8th Pay Commission. For this reason, no official announcement has been made on when it will be implemented.
Cabinet approves 8th Pay Commission
On 16 January 2025, the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. This commission will review the pay scale of central government employees and allowances of pensioners. The government has indicated that the recommendations of this commission can see a big change in salary structure. Employees and pensioners hope that this commission will increase the salary well, which will increase their ability to buy.
How much can salary increase?
If the fitment factor 2.08 is fixed, the minimum basic salary of central employees can increase from Rs 18,000 to Rs 37,440. At the same time, pension can increase from Rs 9,000 to Rs 18,720. But if the fitment factor goes to 2.86, the salary may increase by 186%. If this happens, the minimum salary can increase by Rs 51,480 and pension to Rs 25,740.
Right now 7th Pay Commission is running
The government forms the Pay Commission from time to time, which makes recommendations related to the salary structure of all government employees and public sector employees. The first Pay Commission was formed after independence in 1947. Since then, seven pay commissions have been implemented. The 7th Pay Commission formed in 2014 submitted its report in November 2015. It was implemented in the year 2016.
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