8th Pay Commission Update: People often complain about rising inflation over time. Considering their complaints and the recommendations of various Central Pay Commissions, significant changes have been made to the salary of central government employees in India. For many years, more than 50 lakh central employees in the country have been demanding an increase in their basic salary.
Employees also had high hopes from the budget presented in July, but Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not make any such announcement. In the budget, the government did not give much importance to the 8th Pay Commission. According to sources in the Finance Ministry, the government has made preparations to raise the basic salary of employees. The increased salary will be credited to the Diwali employees’ accounts.
Basic salary will increase.
The government adds numerous allowances to the salary of its employees. People have been demanding an increase in the basic salary for a long time. In other words, the basic salary should be at least Rs 26000. The government did not discuss this demand during the budget session.
We now know that the government is planning to present this gift to the employees before Diwali. We have completed all preparations for this and will soon announce it. The expected salary increase can be between 20% and 35%, which can potentially take the level 1 salary to around Rs 34,560 and increase the level 18 salary to Rs 4.8 lakh.
After many years, the Pay Commission formed.
India has formed seven pay commissions so far. India formed its first pay commission in 1946. On 28 February 2014, the 7th Pay Commission came into existence. Now, discussions are underway to form the 8th Pay Commission. Information indicates that the process of creating the 8th Pay Commission is underway. The 8th Pay Commission will directly benefit one crore, 12 lakh, of the country’s employees and pensioners.
DA arrears will not be given.
The central government has already refused to pay the 18-month DA arrears. The government did not send the DA arrears money for one and a half years, i.e., 18 months during COVID-19. For years, employees demanded this, but it’s impossible to get.
