8th Pay Commission: Central employees and pensioners have been waiting for a long time for the announcement of the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. The 8th Commission will make recommendations to the Central Government for revision of salaries and pensions of central employees based on the current economic condition of the country. In such a situation, these employees may get good news from the government in the new year.
Likely to be implemented in January 2026
In fact, the 8th Pay Commission is likely to be implemented from January 2026, after which major changes in the salaries of central employees and introduction of other welfare measures are expected. However, no official announcement has been made by the Central Government regarding the formation of this commission, but it is expected that the government may take a decision on this in the upcoming Union Budget.
Important role of fitment factor
Many media reports have claimed that the government can increase the salaries of central employees by 2.86 times under the new pay commission. This increase will be made on the basis of ‘fitment factor’ proposed by the National Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM). Earlier, in the 7th Pay Commission implemented in 2016, the fitment factor was 2.57, due to which the basic salary of central employees increased from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000. If the fitment factor in the 8th Pay Commission is 2.86 then there will be a huge increase in the basic salary of the employees. For example: At present the minimum basic salary is Rs 18,000, which may increase to Rs 51,480 after implementation of fitment factor 2.86.
Pensioners will also get benefits
Due to increase in fitment factor, there is a possibility of major change in the pension of central pensioners. Currently the minimum pension is Rs 9,000, which can increase to Rs 25,740 after the implementation of fitment factor 2.86. Apart from this, Dearness Allowance (DA) also has a significant impact on salary and pension. Along with the change in basic salary, there will also be change in dearness allowance and other government allowances.
