Eighth Pay Commission Updates: More than one crore government employees and pensioners across the country are eagerly waiting for the Eighth Pay Commission and are keeping a close eye on every development taking place on it. Although, the government had approved the formation of the Eighth Pay Commission in January 2025, but the official notification has not been issued yet nor has the chairman and members of the commission been appointed.
One crore employees-pensioners waiting
The formation was expected by Diwali, but the Central Government has clarified that intensive discussions are going on with the state governments on this subject. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary had told in the Rajya Sabha that the notification regarding the commission is yet to be issued. However, he also said that the final decision on this has not been taken yet, but preparations are going on.
As soon as the notification is issued, the chairman and members of the commission will be appointed. The formal announcement of the formation of the Eighth Pay Commission was made on 16 January 2025. Its objective is to review the pay structure, allowances and pension of central employees. But according to sources, its implementation is not considered possible before 2026.
What is fitment factor?
Fitment factor plays the most important role in the new pay structure, because it directly affects the calculation of basic salary and pension. In the Seventh Pay Commission, the fitment factor was kept at 2.57. At that time the minimum salary was fixed at Rs 18,000 and minimum pension at Rs 9,000, while DA and DR were 58 percent.
If the government increases the fitment factor to 1.92 in the Eighth Pay Commission, then the minimum salary will be Rs 34,560 and the minimum pension will be Rs 17,280. At the same time, if it is increased to 2.08, then the basic salary can reach Rs 37,440 and pension can reach Rs 18,720. Moreover, as soon as the new pay commission comes into effect, DA and DR will automatically become zero (0%).
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