8th Pay Commission is likely to be implemented from January 2026, after which major changes in the salary of central employees and the introduction of other welfare measures are expected. At the same time, an announcement regarding its formation may be made in the budget 2025-26.
8th Pay Commission : Central employees and pensioners have been waiting for a long time for the announcement of the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. The 8th Commission will make recommendations to the Central Government for revision of salary and pension of central employees on the basis of the current economic condition of the country. In such a situation, these employees can get good news from the government on the New Year.
Likely to be implemented in January 2026
Actually, the 8th Pay Commission is likely to be implemented from January 2026, after which major changes in the salary of central employees and the introduction of other welfare measures are expected. However, no official announcement has been made by the central government regarding the formation of this commission, but it is expected that the government can take a decision on this in the upcoming Union Budget.
Important role of fitment factor
Many media reports have claimed that the government can increase the salary of central employees by 2.86 times under the new pay commission. This increase will be done on the basis of the ‘fitment factor’ proposed by the National Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM). Earlier, the fitment factor in the 7th Pay Commission implemented in the year 2016 was 2.57, due to which the basic salary of central employees increased from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000. If the fitment factor in the 8th Pay Commission is 2.86, then there will be a huge increase in the basic salary of the employees. For example: At present, the minimum basic salary is Rs 18,000, which can increase to Rs 51,480 after the implementation of fitment factor 2.86.
Pensioners will also benefit
With the increase in the fitment factor, there is also a possibility of a big change in the pension of central pensioners. Currently, the minimum pension is Rs 9,000, which can increase to Rs 25,740 after the implementation of the fitment factor 2.86. Apart from this, dearness allowance (DA) also has a significant impact on salary and pension. As the basic salary changes, dearness allowance and other government allowances will also be changed.
