Amid the festive season accross the country, central government employees are curious to know about latest updates related to 8th Pay Commission. Under a Pay Commission formation, the central government employees are expecting for another significant salary hike. But there are at least two questions related to the topic— When will the 8th Pay Commission be in effect? And, How much salary can be increased? This article is to help you finding the answers.
How much salary can increase?
According to reports, the implementation of the new Pay Commission will benefit more than 5 million central government employees and approximately 6.5 million pensioners. The basic salary of Level 1 central government employees could increase from ₹18,000 to ₹44,000. The Commission may implement a fitment factor of 2.46. According to information, the amount of increase in basic salary depends on the fitment factor and DA merger. The fitment factor in the 7th Pay Commission was 2.57, and it may be 2.46 in the 8th Pay Commission.
According to information received, DA starts at zero in every Pay Commission. This is because the new basic salary is already increased to account for inflation. After this, DA increases again gradually.
According to information received, each pay commission typically takes two to three years from setup to implementation. 2025 is still three months away from completion.
According to reports, even if the commission is formed quickly, it will take time to prepare the report, obtain government approval, and finalize everything. Looking at previous commissions, this pattern appears to be the same. 8th Pay Commission
8th Pay Commission: When will be in effect?
According to the information received, just because it will be fully implemented by 2028 does not mean that its benefits will be available only from 2028. Pay commissions are formed every 10 years.
According to information, the 7th Amendment came into effect in 2016, while the 8th Amendment’s “effective date” is January 1, 2026. This means that salary and pension increases will be counted from this date.
