After a long wait, the Modi cabinet has approved the 8th Pay Commission for central government employees. The 8th Pay Commission will be formed by January 2026. When the new pay commission comes, the salaries of government employees and several allowances will increase in one go.

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The 8th Pay Commission will increase the salaries and pensions of more than 1 crore government employees and pensioners across the country. How much will the new pay structure actually increase the monthly income? There is speculation among government employees about this. Several reports are saying that the fitment factor in the 8th Pay Commission should be at least 2.57.

In this regard, Shiv Gopal Mishra, Secretary (Staff Side) of the National Council-Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM), said, “I still believe that the fitment factor should be at least 2.57 or more.” He said, “If the new pay commission has a fitment factor of 2.57, then the salary of central government employees will increase by 157 percent.”

He also said, “In 2016, the Seventh Pay Commission had proposed a fitment factor of 2.57, at that time the minimum salary was increased from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000.” Meanwhile, former Finance Secretary Subhash Garg recently dismissed Mishra’s claim as unrealistic in an interview and said, “Asking for a fitment factor of 2.86 is like asking for the moon. It could be closer to 1.92.”

Incidentally, salary revision mainly depends on the ‘fitment factor’. This fitment factor is a multiplier applied to the current basic salary. Many government employees are expecting a fitment factor of at least 2.86 for the Eighth Pay Commission. If so, the minimum salary of central government employees could increase from Rs 17,990 to Rs 51,451.

However, it is quite clear in the recent report that the salary will not increase by this much. At this stage, government employees are hoping for a fitment factor of 2.0 instead of 2.86.