8th pay commission: The 8th Pay Commission can bring great relief for millions of central employees and pensioners. With the implementation of the new Pay Commission, a good increase in salary, pension and allowance is expected. The Central Government announced the 8th Pay Commission only in January 2025. However, its chairperson, appointment of members and Terms of Reference (Tor) have not yet been fixed. When this commission will be fully formed and makes its recommendations, then it will benefit more than 1 crore central employees and pensioners. That is, then there will be a big increase in the salary of central government employees. It may take 15 to 18 months.
How long can the 8th Pay Commission be implemented?
According to the report, the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission can be submitted by the end of 2025. However, they are expected to be implemented from January 2026. However, this will be possible only when the Commission submits its report on time and the government approves it.
How much salary will increase
According to the report of Ambit Institutional Equites, the central government can implement these recommendations in a financial year of 2026-27. After its implementation, it is possible to increase the salary and pension of government employees and pensioners by 30-34%. This increase depends on the fitment factor.
What is a fitment factor?
When the new pay commission arrives, the government decides the fitment factor. It is a multiplier, through which the old basic salary is converted into a new scale.
For example, if your current basic salary is Rs 18,000 and the Fitment Factor 2.0 is fixed, the new basic salary will be Rs 36,000 (18,000 × 2.0). In this, HRA, DA etc. are added separately, which increases these hand salary even more.
What can be a fitment factor?
Although the commission has not been formed yet, a report claims that the fitment factor may be between 1.83 and 2.46. This has been estimated on the basis of salary increase in previous pay commissions. The report of Ambit Capital says that this time the government can finalize any figure between 1.83 and 2.46, which will see a good increase in the basic salary of employees.