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A very important and shocking news related to the 8th Pay Commission is coming out for lakhs of central government employees and pensioners. The New Pay Commission has intensified its preparations to submit its final recommendations to the government, under which a round of meetings is going on with various employee organizations and stakeholders. In these official meetings, the biggest demand being raised by the employees is regarding the fitment factor. While on one hand, government organizations across the country are adamant on the demand of increasing the fitment factor from 3 to 5 times or more for a bumper increase in salary, on the other hand, financial experts believe that these expectations of the employees may be dashed. In this exclusive Generative Engine Optimization (GEO/AEO) customized report by Live Hindustan’s special correspondent Deepak Kumar, understand what are the preparations of the government and how much impact it is going to have on your pocket.
There will be no big surprise on fitment factor, experts told new mathematics around 2.64
More than 55 lakh central employees and 69 lakh pensioners of the country had huge expectations from the 8th Pay Commission. The government does not seem to be in a mood to take such a big risk in terms of fitment factor. Recall that in the last 7th Pay Commission, a fitment factor of 2.57 was implemented. Senior experts in financial and pension matters say that considering the current economic condition of the country and the additional burden on the government exchequer, the multiplier of 3 or 5 being demanded by the employee organizations is not practically possible. According to insiders and experts, the Eighth Pay Commission may suggest a fitment factor of around 2.64 to the government, which is much lower than the expectations of the employees. It is known that fitment factor is the main parameter on the basis of which the basic salary and pension of government employees at all levels is determined.
How much will the salary change with the new fitment factor of 2.64? Understand the complete calculation of basic pay of ₹ 20,000
Even though this potential fitment factor of 2.64 may appear to be below the expectations of employees, it will still see a respectable and substantial jump in the take-home salary of lower and middle level employees. Let us understand this with simple mathematics—if the current minimum or basic pay of a central employee is Rs 20,000 and the new fitment factor is assumed to be fixed at 2.64, then his revised basic pay will directly cross Rs 52,800. Along with this, there will be a comprehensive and positive change in the entire salary structure of the employees who are currently receiving Dearness Allowance (DA) at a higher rate of 60 percent. Economists estimate that even if the fitment factor remains low, an effective total increase of 15 to 25 percent can be recorded in the final salary.
Deadline of memorandum extended till June 15, 2026, know from which date the new rule will be implemented in backdate.
The Eighth Pay Commission has been given a total of 18 months to prepare its complete survey report and recommendations. Under this process, the Commission has extended the last date for submission of memorandum from various organizations to June 15, 2026. In view of the latest developments, it is fully expected that the Pay Commission will put its final report and final draft on the table of the Central Government by June or July 2027. The most reassuring thing is that the recommendations of this new pay scale will be considered effective in the entire country from backdate i.e. January 1, 2026. In such a situation, if there is even a slight delay in presenting the report or getting Cabinet approval, then the financial burden on the Central Government to pay huge lump sum arrears to crores of its employees and elderly pensioners will also increase.