8th Pay Commission : There is major news for central government employees. The term of the 7th Pay Commission will end on 31 December 2025, in such a situation, the 8th Pay Commission is likely to be implemented from 1 January 2026. It is reported that after the implementation of the new pay commission, apart from the increase in the basic salary, there will be a big change in dearness allowance, fitment factor and house rent allowance.
It is estimated that the fitment factor in the 8th Pay Commission could be 2.28, 1.92 or 2.86, which could lead to a 30-40% increase in salary, i.e. the minimum basic salary could increase from Rs 18,000 to Rs 51,480.
Will HRA be revised in 8th Pay Commission?
According to the information, the rates of House Rent Allowance are also revised with every Pay Commission. In the 6th Pay Commission, the rates of HRA were revised at 30 percent (X city), 20 percent (Y city) and 10 percent (Z city). In the 7th Pay Commission it was revised to 24, 16 and 8 percent.
On DA being 50%, HRA was increased to 30, 20, 10%, hence it is being speculated that in the 8th Pay Commission also the HRA rates can be revised again according to the basic pay and DA structure. Suppose if someone’s basic salary is 30,000, then with fitment 1.92, the salary will be 30,000×1.92=₹57,600, in such a case, HRA calculation will also be increased on the basis of the new basic. If the basic salary of an employee is Rs 35000, then DA can increase by Rs 10,500 in type X city, Rs 7,000 in type Y city and Rs 3,500 in type Z city.
What will be the impact on the fitment factor?
The fitment factor is considered to play an important role in deciding the basic salary of central government employees. Due to this factor, the salary of central government employees increases by more than two and a half times. At present, the fitment factor of employees is 2.57%. The revised basic pay is calculated from the old basic pay on the basis of the fitment factor.
After the increase in pay and pension due to 2.57 fitment factor in the 7th Pay Commission, the minimum salary of central employees increased from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000. In the 8th Pay Commission, the fitment factor can be fixed at 2.28, 1.92 or 2.86, which can lead to a 30-50 percent increase in salary. The minimum basic salary will increase from Rs 18,000 to Rs 51,480. If there is a fitment factor of 1.92 then the salary will increase by 92% i.e. from Rs 18,000 to Rs 34,560.