After the formation of the Eighth Pay Commission by the Central Government, there is an atmosphere of enthusiasm among the government employees. The commission’s recommendations are likely to be implemented in 2026. But the question is, in which state will it be implemented first and in which state the salaries of the employees will increase the most. Let us tell you here that the Central Government has approved the Eighth Pay Commission on 16 January 2025. Which will amend the salaries and allowances of government employees. This will benefit about 50 lakh central employees and 65 lakh pensioners. Like the previous pay commission, this time too there is a possibility of increase in the salary of employees by 25 percent to 30 percent.
Which states can apply first?
When the Central Government implements the recommendations of the New Pay Commission, the states are also directed to adopt them. However, each state implements it according to its financial situation and budget. If we look at past experiences, large and economically strong states like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat have shown speed in implementing the Pay Commission recommendations.
Although Madhya Pradesh and Bihar implemented the 7th Pay Commission, it took time. When the central government brought out the Seventh Pay Commission in 2016, Uttar Pradesh was the first among UP, MP and Bihar to implement it. The UP government implemented it from January 1, 2016. Due to which about 16 lakh government employees got benefited. While the Madhya Pradesh government had announced its implementation in June 2017, it was considered effective from January 1, 2016. As far as Bihar is concerned, the government here showed some laxity in implementing the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.
Which state’s employees will get more salary?
After the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission, the amount of increase in salary of government employees of any state depends entirely on the fitment factor and dearness allowance. Experts believe that if the fitment factor is increased to 2.86 percent, then the minimum wage can increase by about 186 percent. If Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh also implement this fitment factor, then the minimum wage of every government employee there will see an increase of about 186 percent.
Understand it this way, if your minimum basic salary is Rs 22000, then after the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission, this minimum basic salary will increase to Rs 62,920. Its formula is simple. All you have to do is multiply the increased fitment factor by your basic pay. The new figure that emerges after multiplication will be your increased minimum basic salary. Apart from this, dearness allowance will also play an important role.
