8th Pay Commission: It is expected that based on all the advices, the fitment factor may be 2.86%. JCM staff has said in its advice that during the 7th pay commission the fitment factor was 2.57%. In such a situation, this time it should not be less than this.
8th Pay Commission: Government employees had been demanding the 8th Finance Commission for a long time. Recently, the Modi government announced the 8th Finance Commission as a gift to the government employees. Now there is a lot of discussion about how much the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission will affect the government employees. How much will their salary increase. What will be the factor by which the salary will be decided in the 8th Pay Commission. Let’s understand in detail –
Suggestion of merger of pay scales
It has been suggested that pay scales 1 to 6 of government employees be merged. If this happens, the pay grades will become much simpler. The National Joint Consultative Mechanism has recommended merging level 1 employees with level 2, level 3 with level 4 and level 5 with level 6.
Salary will be decided by fitment factor
It is expected that based on all the advices, the fitment factor can be 2.86%. JCM staff has said in its advice that during the 7th pay commission, the fitment factor was 2.57 percent. In such a situation, this time it should not be less than this. Apart from this, JCM staff has said that whether it is level one or 6, an equal fitment factor should be adopted for all.
During the 7th pay commission, the fitment factor for level one was 2.57 percent. Whereas, the fitment factor for level 2 was 2.62 percent, for level 3 it was 2.67 percent, for level 4 it was 2.72 percent. At the higher level, the fitment factor for the 7th pay commission was 2.81 percent.
What could be the salary?
The minimum monthly salary for level one employees could be Rs 18000. At fitment factor 1.92 percent, the minimum salary could increase from Rs 18000 to Rs 34650, at fitment factor 2.08, the minimum salary could increase from Rs 18000 to Rs 37440, at fitment factor 2.86 percent, the minimum salary could increase from Rs 18000 to Rs 51480. Let us tell you, employees will get more salary at higher pay grades.
