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8th Pay Commission for approximately one crore central government employees and pensioners of the country (8th Pay Commission) A very important news related to this has come to light. The Pay Commission has now entered the most important phase of finalizing its recommendations. In this regard, the Commission has worked with employee organizations and unions. 7th August and 10th August 2026 High-level meetings have been scheduled in Delhi.
According to the official notice issued on July 23, 2026, the demands of the employees related to basic pay, fitment factor and allowances (HRA, TA) will be discussed in detail in these meetings. Let us understand from the perspective of a business and economics reporter what are the 3 most important issues of these meetings and how much increase can happen in the gross salary of the employees.
The eyes of all employees are fixed on these 3 main issues
1. Demand for basic pay and 3.83 fitment factor
The basis of an employee’s pension, gratuity and PF is his basic pay. Fitment factor is decided to convert the old salary into new salary.
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NC-JCM recommends: National Council-Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM) 3.83 Fitment Factor Strongly advocated for implementation.
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AINPSEF proposes: All India NPS Employees Federation (AINPSEF) has increased the Family Dependency Unit from 3. 4.4 It is suggested to do. If this is accepted, it will be the largest increase in basic salary ever.
2. Big change in DA, HRA and minimum TA
After the new basic pay is decided, all major allowances will be recalculated:
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HRA (House Rent Allowance): AINPSEF has proposed HRA of 36% for X category cities, 24% for Y and 12% for Z category cities. It has also been demanded that if the Dearness Allowance (DA) increases, the HRA should automatically increase.
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TA (Travel Allowance): By increasing the minimum traveling allowance for Level-1 (Group-D) employees. ₹9,000 per month It has been recommended to do so.
3. Direct jump of up to 65% in gross salary!
If these main proposals given by the employee organizations get the green signal from the government, then the monthly gross salary of the lower level (Level-1) employees will increase. From ₹37,080 to around ₹61,344 Can reach. i.e. directly close to the lower employees 65% salary increase Will get benefit.
When will the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission be implemented?
The central government had constituted the 8th Pay Commission on November 3, 2025 and it has been given 18 months to prepare the report.
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Expected submission of report: It is believed that the commission will submit its final report to the government between February 2027 and mid-2027.
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Expected to be implemented from January 1, 2026: Even though it may take 2 to 3 years for the final approval of the Cabinet and implementation of the recommendations, as per tradition the new recommendations Effective from 1 January 2026 Will be considered. This means that the employees will also get the arrears of the previous months.
At present, the eyes of lakhs of central employees and pensioners across the country are fixed on the results of these two meetings to be held on 7th and 10th August.