Government Employees: After the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken oath as the Prime Minister of the country for the third consecutive time.
Along with him, the ministers of the new government have also taken oath. Now the discussion has started in the country regarding the 8th Pay Commission.
The 8th Pay Commission is likely to be announced from January 2026. The central government announce a new pay commission every 10 years.
The 7th Pay Commission was implemented in January 2016. In such a situation, the new government can proceed the preparations for the next 8th pay commission soon.
When will the 8th Pay Commission be implemented
More than one crore government employees and pensioners of the Central Government are eagerly waiting for the formation of the 8th Pay Commission.
This commission will submit its recommendations to the government regarding the increase in the salary of government employees. The recommendations said that the 8th Pay Commission can be announced from January 2026. The first pay commission in India was set up in January 1946.
The new government may take a decision soon
However, the government has not yet made any formal announcement regarding the formation and implementation of the 8th Pay Commission.
Last December, the government had said that there is no plan to set up the 8th Pay Commission at present. Now the national election is over. In such a situation, there is a strong possibility that the government can take decisive steps towards the formation of the commission.
How much increase is expected in salary
The formation of the 8th Pay Commission will benefit about 49 lakh government employees and 68 lakh pensioners. It is expected that their salary will be increased along with the increase in the fitment factor under the 8th Pay Commission.
According to the report of Financial Express, the fitment factor is likely to be set at 3.68 times. With the minimum basic salary of central government employees is being Rs 18,000, the increase in the Fitment Factor will increase their basic salary by Rs 8 thousand rupees to Rs 26 thousand rupees.
The fitment factor is a major formula that helps in calculating the salary and pay matrix of employees under the 8th Pay Commission.
Salary increased by 14% from the 7th Pay Commission
2.57 times fitment factor was introduced in the 7th Pay Commission. Due to this, the salary of the employees increased by about 14.29%.
Also, the minimum salary was increased to Rs 18,000. Through the 8th Pay Commission, not only will the inequalities related to salary be removed, but the effect of inflation is also expected to be reduced.
