8th pay commission: With the approval of the 8th Pay Commission, government employees and pensioners will get an increase in salary and pension. According to reports, it can be implemented in early 2026. Let us know the answers to questions related to the 8th Pay Commission.
8th pay commission: There is good news for government employees and pensioners. The central government has approved the 8th Pay Commission. This commission will make changes in the salary, pension and allowances (such as dearness allowance/DA) of existing and retired central employees. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav gave this information in January.
8th pay commission: When will the 8th pay commission be implemented?
The central government may constitute the 8th Pay Commission by January 2026. According to reports, the recommendations of the commission can be submitted to the government by the end of 2025 and preparations are on to implement it from the beginning of 2026. However, if there is a delay in the process, it can also be postponed till 2027.
8th pay commission: Who all will be benefited?
About 50 lakh central government employees and 65 lakh pensioners (including defense retirees) will directly benefit from this . That means, the salary and pension of about 1 crore people is sure to increase.
8th pay commission : How much can the salary increase?
Now the biggest question is how much will the salary increase? So note that according to reports, the salary can increase by 30 to 34 percent. According to a Business Today report, the minimum basic salary can be increased from ₹ 18,000 to ₹ 51,480.
8th pay commission: What is the fitment factor?
The government uses the Fitment Factor to increase the salary . In the 7th Pay Commission, this factor was 2.57. That is, the new salary was decided by multiplying the basic salary by 2.57. But during this time, the DA is made 0 and then the calculation of the new DA begins. Similarly, a new base will be made in the 8th Pay Commission as well.
8th pay commission: What will the new pay structure be like?
The government has been continuously trying to simplify and make the salary structure transparent since the last three pay commissions.
- Pay band and grade pay came in the 6th pay commission.
- Pay Matrix was introduced in the 7th Pay Commission, through which salary of each employee is decided according to his level.
- Basic pay is around 51.5% of the total salary, DA is around 30.9%, HRA is around 15.4%, and transport allowance is around 2.2%.
8th pay commission: How much will the government spend?
If the 30-34% salary hike is implemented, it could put an additional burden of ₹ 1.8 lakh crore annually on the government.
8th pay commission: What does the pay commission do?
The job of the Pay Commission is to update the salary, allowances, pension etc. of government employees according to inflation and living standards. So far, 7 Pay Commissions have been formed since 1946. A new Pay Commission is formed every ten years.
At present, the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission are applicable in the country, which were implemented from 1st January 2016. Now everyone’s eyes are on the 8th Pay Commission.
