8th Pay Commission Salary Structure: How much pay hike central govt employees can expect!
8th Pay Commission Salary Structure: Over a crore government employees and pensioners are eagerly awaiting the formation of the 8th Pay Commission, which will submit its recommendations to the government regarding an increase in the salary of government staff.
The 8th Pay Commission is likely to be implemented from January 2026. In the previous instances, the central government has implemented the recommendations of a new pay commission every 10 years. The 7th Pay Commission came into effect in January 2016. The first Pay Commission in India was set up in January 1946.
Regarding the formation and implementation of the 8th Pay Commission, the Indian government has yet to make any formal announcements. However, last December, the government stated that there were no plans to establish the 8th Central Pay Commission. Now that the national election is over, there is a strong possibility that the government may take decisive steps toward forming the commission.
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Once implemented, the 8th Pay Commission is likely to benefit approximately 49 lakh government employees and 68 lakh pensioners. It is expected that their remuneration will be revised with an increase in the fitment factor under the 8th Pay Commission. As reports suggest, the fitment factor is likely to be set at 3.68 times. With the minimum basic salary of government employees at Rs 18,000, the increase in the fitment factor will result in their basic pay rising by Rs 8,000 to Rs 26,000.
The fitment factor is a key formula that helps in arriving at the salaries of employees and Pay Matrix under the 8th Pay Commission. Its primary role will be
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