8th Pay Commission: There is good news for lakhs of central government employees. The 8th Pay Commission may be implemented soon. It has received cabinet approval in January 2025. It is expected that it will be implemented in 2026 or early 2027.
Although the members of the commission, chairman and its terms of reference have not been announced yet, but since its announcement, there is a discussion among the employees about the salary. The new salary in the 8th Pay Commission will be calculated through the Fitment Factor. Know here how much salary will increase at different levels.
What is fitment factor?
The fitment factor is the multiple by which the existing basic salary is multiplied to arrive at the new salary. In the 7th Pay Commission, the fitment factor was 2.57, which increased the basic pay from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000. In the 8th Pay Commission, it is expected to be 2.86, which may lead to a major increase in the basic pay.
That is, if someone’s basic salary is currently Rs 18,000, then by multiplying 2.86 it can increase to Rs 51,480. However, the net salary may be slightly less than this, because deductions like PF, tax are also made.
Estimated salary increase at different levels
Under the 8th Pay Commission, there may be a huge increase in the estimated salary of employees at different levels.
The current basic salary of employees working at level-1 is Rs 18,000, which can increase to around Rs 51,480. That is, they will get an estimated increase of Rs 33,480.
The current salary of level-2 employees is Rs 19,900, which can increase to around Rs 56,914. In this way, their salary can increase by Rs 37,014.
The current salary of employees included in Level-3 is Rs 21,700, which can increase to Rs 62,062 in the new commission. This means that they will get a benefit of up to Rs 40,362.
The salary of employees from Level 4 to Level 6 – like sub-inspector or junior engineer – can increase from Rs 35,400 to around Rs 1,01,244, that is, an increase of Rs 65,844.
At the same time, the basic salary of the average officers from level 7 to 10 can increase from Rs 56,100 to Rs 1,60,446. That is, they can get an estimated benefit of Rs 1,04,346. Officers from groups like IAS, IPS are included in this. This estimate has been made on the basis of fitment factor 2.86, and the final decision will be taken after the recommendations of the government.
Which employees fall at which level?
Level 1: Peon, Attendant, Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS)
Level 2: Lower Division Clerk (LDC)
Level 3: Constable, Trade Staff
Level 4: Stenographer Grade D, Junior Clerk
Level 5: Senior Clerk, Technical Assistant
Level 6: Inspector, Sub-Inspector, Junior Engineer
Level 7: Superintendent, Section Officer, Assistant Engineer
Level 8: Senior Section Officer, Audit Officer
Level 9: Deputy SP, Accounts Officer
Level 10: Group-A officers like IAS, IPS, IFS
Although all these figures are estimates at present, the situation will become completely clear when the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission are made public by the government.
