8th Pay Commission: The Central Government has given a big relief to the Central Government employees by increasing their dearness allowance from the January half year.
Their dearness allowance has been increased by two percent. With this, at present the dearness allowance of the Central Government employees has become 55 percent of their basic salary.
This year, the Central Government had announced the Eighth Pay Commission. It was also said that the recommendations of the Pay Commission will be effective from January 1, 2026. Now the government has started taking rapid steps towards the formation of the Eighth Pay Commission. The work of the commission should be completed within the stipulated time frame. A team of 35 employees has been formed for this.
Will the work of the 8th pay commission be completed in just 200 days?
The government is working on this rapidly. The staff representative has sought applications for the appointment of staff. If the information is to be believed, this will be the first time since independence that the central government can constitute its eighth pay commission and implement its recommendations in just 200 days.
All the pay commissions formed in the country before this, it took about two and a half years from their tenure to recommendation. In such a situation, this can be the first time when the government can complete all its work and form a new pay commission in less than 1 year. The formation of the Eighth Pay Commission was announced by the government in January.
The tenure of the Seventh Pay Commission is ending next year. In such a situation, the Eighth Pay Commission has to be implemented by next year. However, the chairman and members of the commission have not been announced yet. Meanwhile, the Expenditure Department of the Finance Ministry has given information about the recruitment of 35 posts for the functioning of the Eighth Pay Commission this week. These posts will be filled by representatives. The employees have also been given guidelines for 5 years of additional and vigilance clearance etc.
Let us tell you that before the formation of the Eighth Pay Commission, the government has asked all stakeholders for recommendations for the terms of reference. The terms and conditions of the Eighth Pay Commission were discussed in the meeting convened on February 10 with other members and the employee side.
Will the 8th Pay Commission be effective from January 1, 2026?
The employee organization has sent its recommendation to the central government to make several demands a part of the terms of reference. In which salary including allowances and fitment factor including minimum salary have been discussed. Although the central government has not announced the terms of reference yet, it is believed that soon the government can announce the terms in reference to the pay commission.
The central government has earlier announced that the Eighth Pay Commission will be effective from January 1, 2026. This means that the commission will have to prepare its report in six to seven months. The report will be reviewed by the government. After that it will be implemented and preparations are being made to do everything in this period.
According to Manjit Singh Patel, who was the chairman of National Mission Old Pension Scheme India, recruitment of required staff for the Eighth Pay Commission has begun. The appointment of the commission’s member can be announced at any time. In such a situation, the new pay commission should be received on time. For this, this process is going on at a fast pace.
Minimum basic salary increased from Rs 18000 to Rs 34000?
In fact, compared to all the pay commissions that have been formed, this time the government can implement it in a very short time. If this happens, then within just 200 days the employees can get the benefit of the formation of the new pay commission.
Let us tell you that with the formation of the new pay commission, there will be a big increase in the salary of the employees. On one hand, with the increase in the fitment factor, their minimum basic salary can increase from Rs 18000 to Rs 34000. At the same time, there will be an increase in their pension as well. Not only this, the employees will also be given the benefit of increase in all the allowances they get.
However, it is up to the government to decide what the fitment factor is. For now, there is a discussion of keeping it at 1.7. There is also a possibility of change in the house rent allowance. The pay matrix is currently at 18 levels. Some changes can be made in it.
