8th Pay Commission– There is a discussion going on about the increase in the salary of government employees from the 8th Pay Commission. There are speculations about how much salary can increase for whom. It is necessary to look at it on every scale. The 8th Pay Commission has not been officially constituted yet.
But an estimate can be made by looking at the previous pattern and the current situation. Whenever it comes to increasing the salary of government employees from the 8th Pay Commission, the Fitment Factor is definitely mentioned, because this is the factor due to which the salary increases. This time too, this fitment factor will decide whose salary will increase the most
According to several media reports and experts’ analysis, employees from pay level 1 to 5 will benefit from the salary hike in the 8th Pay Commission. The minimum basic pay in the 7th Pay Commission was 18 thousand and in the 8th Pay Commission it is expected to increase from 41 thousand to 51, 480. From this it can be said that employees of the lower category may get a higher percentage increase. Basic salary will increase – Some reports have also estimated that the fitment factor can be between 2.28 to 2.86.
Pay Level 1
Usually Group D employees are included, whose starting basic salary is ₹ 18,000.
Multi Tasking Staff (MTS)
Peon / Peon
Cleaner
Daftary
Watchman
Pay Level 3
Constable (eg in police or paramilitary)
Senior Clerk
Some Skilled Technician Posts
Panchayat Secretary (in some states, this comes under Level 3 or 5)
Pay Level 4
This pay level includes those employees whose role and responsibility is more than Pay Level 3. Their starting basic salary is ₹25,500.
assistant lower division clerk
Senior Stenographer
Data Entry Operator (Grade B)