8th pay commission: Last month in October, the Central Government had given a big gift on Diwali by increasing the Dearness Allowance (DA Hike) of the employees working under it by 3 percent. Now another big news related to central employees is coming out, it is being said that the central government can announce a huge increase in the salary of central employees in the new year. In fact, it has been claimed in many media reports that if the government approves the fitment factor 2.86 in the 8th Pay Commission, then the minimum salary of the employees can increase by 186 percent. At present, under the 7th Pay Commission, employees get a basic salary of Rs 18,000 per month, which can be increased to Rs 51,480 per month.
Pensioners will also get the benefit of fitment factor
According to Shiv Gopal Mishra, Secretary of the National Council of Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM), the government can fix the fitment factor of 2.86. This will be slightly higher than the fitment factor of 2.57 of the Seventh Pay Commission. If this is decided then there will be a huge increase in the salary of the employees and their pension can also increase by 186%. Currently the pension is Rs 9,000 per month, which can increase to Rs 25,740.
Announcement may be made in Budget 2025-26
Let us tell you that the 7th Pay Commission was implemented in the year 2016 and it is generally updated every ten years, which is being completed in 2026. Although the date of formation of the 8th Pay Commission has not been decided yet, but according to media reports, it can be announced in the next budget 2025-26. According to some reports, the government may take a decision in this regard in the meeting of the National Council of Joint Consultative Machinery by December 2024.
7th Pay Commission was constituted in 2014
Let us tell you that the 7th Pay Commission was constituted in February 2014 and under this, the salary of the employees was implemented from January 1, 2016. This commission had increased the minimum wage of employees from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000 and also gave many other benefits.