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These days, there is a lot of discussion among the central government employees and pensioners regarding the ‘8th Pay Commission’. More than 9 months have passed since the formation of the Commission and during this period several rounds of meetings have been held with various employee organizations in different cities of the country. In this series, important meetings were organized in Delhi on 8th and 10th August this month. As the Commission is moving towards preparing its report, the expectations and demands of the employees are also continuously rising.
Demand for fitment factor and basic pay of Rs 69,000
The biggest and vocal demand being raised before the 8th Pay Commission is regarding ‘Fitment Factor’. During the recent meetings held in Delhi, employee organizations have placed before the Commission a strong demand for fitment factor of 3.83. If the government accepts this demand, there will be a huge jump in the minimum basic salary of the employees and it will increase directly. Rs 69,000 Can reach. Let us tell you that the increase in basic pay will completely depend on the coefficient of fitment factor to be decided.
Proposal for changes in family unit and HRA
Apart from basic salary, the organizations associated with the employees have also strongly demanded some other basic changes. Under the present system, the number of ‘Family Unit’ is considered to be 3, which has been proposed to be increased to 5. Organizations argue that considering the modern social structure, parents should also be included in this. Apart from this, there has been a demand to increase the existing House Rent Allowance (HRA) for employees living in metropolitan cities like Delhi and Mumbai, terming it inadequate. Interesting suggestions have also come regarding Dearness Allowance (DA), in which some organizations have appealed to increase DA 4 times a year and merge it with basic salary when DA reaches 25%.
How much was the minimum basic salary earlier?
If we look at history, there have been continuous improvements in the pay scales of employees through pay commissions. When the first Pay Commission report (1946-47) was implemented, the minimum basic pay was only Rs 55. It increased to Rs 80 after the second commission, Rs 196 after the third and reached Rs 18,000 after the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission. Now everyone’s eyes are on what recommendations the 8th Pay Commission brings.
When will the 8th Pay Commission report come?
The Central Government had constituted the 8th Pay Commission in November last year. According to the rules, the Commission has a total time of 18 months. Under this, the Commission will have to submit its final report to the Central Government by May 2027. Only after the report is submitted, the government will officially approve these recommendations, for which crores of central employees and pensioners of the country are waiting.