8th Pay Commission: The government may soon constitute the 8th Pay Commission, with discussions progressing rapidly. It is believed that the central government will soon decide on the 8th Pay Commission, after which the implementation of its recommendations will commence. As soon as the 8th Pay Commission is implemented, a bumper increase can be seen in the salaries of central employees and pensioners.

Its decision will be available to about 1.25 crore families in the country. A new pay commission can be constituted by the last week of June. The government approved it in January 2025, but the formation has yet to be completed. Employees are also now looking forward to hope. However, nothing can be confirmed officially at this time.

How much will the salary of central employees increase?

The question arises as to how much the salary of central employees will increase after the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission. As soon as the 8th Pay Commission is implemented, the salaries of central employees will increase significantly. By the way, the measure of salary increase will be the fitment factor. According to media reports, the minimum salary of central employees is set to increase from Rs 18,000 to Rs 51,480 based on the fitment factor. This will be a bumper increase in the era of inflation.

What is a fitment factor?

A question must be arising in the minds of employees: What is the fitment factor? Actually, at the time of any new pay commission, the fitment factor is applied, which is a coefficient used to determine the salary. The future amount is decided by multiplying the current salary by the fitment factor.

When can the new pay commission be implemented?

For your information, please note that the 8th Pay Commission can be implemented in any month of 2026. By the way, the 7th Pay Commission is completing its full ten years on December 31, 2025. There has been a tradition of implementing a new pay commission every ten years in India. If this practice is accepted, the 8th Pay Commission can be fully implemented as of January 1, 2026.