8th Pay Commission: Big news for government employees! Discussion of salary hike regarding 8th Pay Commission has intensified, but it will not be implemented from January 1, 2026. According to reports, the government may agree to increase the salary, but another system may be implemented in place of the new pay commission.

When will the employees get relief? Know the full details below.

A big good news has come out for the central employees. As soon as the 8th Pay Commission is implemented, there will be a strong increase in their salary. However, the wait for this may be longer as it will not be implemented early next year.

Employees’ expectations on salary hike

There is now disappointment among the employees that there will be a delay in the implementation of the Pay Commission. But the relief is that the salary hike is certain and as soon as the new Pay Commission is implemented, there will be a big jump in the salary of the employees. The government has made it clear that the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission will be considered effective from January 1, 2026.

No provision made in the budget, wait extended

The government presented the budget for the financial year 2025-26 in February, but no additional amount was fixed for salary increase in it. From this, it is being speculated that the 8th Pay Commission will not be implemented now and it can be implemented only after March 2026. In such a situation, it is likely that the amount will be allocated for this in the next budget and the new salary and arrears will be paid from April 2026.

When will the 8th Pay Commission be implemented?

No final decision has been taken by the government yet regarding the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission. The government has to apply the fitment factor for revision of salary and pension of about 50 lakh Karmchariyo and 65 lakh pensioners, which has not been decided yet. Although the government has approved the 8th Pay Commission, the process of its formation is not yet complete. The term of the 7th Pay Commission will end on 31 December 2025, after which the 8th Pay Commission can be implemented in 2026.

How will the salary increase be calculated?

The government had approved the formation of the 8th Pay Commission earlier this year, which made it clear that the salary and pension of the central employees would increase. Now the employees are busy calculating how much their salary will increase. However, the government will take the final decision on this.

What will be the fitment factor?

Every 10 years the government revises the salary by implementing the New Pay Commission. In the last Pay Commission, the fitment factor was made the basis and this time also the salary will be increased on the same formula. It is estimated that the fitment factor in the 8th Pay Commission can be between 2.08 to 2.86.

How much will the salary increase?

If the fitment factor 2.08 is applied, then the minimum basic salary of the workers will increase from Rs 18,000 to Rs 37,440. At the same time, the minimum basic pension can also increase from Rs 9,000 to Rs 18,720. If the fitment factor 2.86 is applied, the salary can increase by 186% to Rs 51,480 and the pension can reach Rs 25,740.

How long did it take for the 7th Pay Commission to be implemented?

The 7th Pay Commission took 18 months to be implemented. It was constituted in 2014 and the report was submitted to the government in November 2015. After this it was implemented in 2016. In such a situation, the same process can be adopted for the 8th Pay Commission and it can be implemented by April 2026.