The central government approved the 8th Central Pay Commission in January 2025, but the official notification is yet to be released. The government has not yet finalised the names of the members and chairman of the new pay commission.
The central government approved the 8th Central Pay Commission in January 2025, but the official notification is yet to be issued. The government has not yet finalised the names of the members and chairman of the new pay commission. Meanwhile, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Choudhary told the Rajya Sabha that the official notification regarding the 8th Central Pay Commission will be issued soon in due course. He was responding to a question raised by Samajwadi Party MP Javed Ali Khan.
What is the detail
Responding to a question asked in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, August 12, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said that letters were sent to the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) and all the states on January 17 and February 17, 2025 to give inputs on the Terms of Reference. He further said, ‘Inputs are still being received. So the official notification will be issued at the appropriate time.’ The chairman and members of the 8th Pay Commission will be appointed after the notification of the 8th Pay Commission is issued by the government. On the question of the timeline for the formation of the commission, the Union Minister said that the notification will be issued ‘at the appropriate time’ and the appointments will be made after that.
Salary Hike under 8th Pay Commission
More than 1 crore central government employees and pensioners are eagerly waiting for the official notification of the 8th Pay Commission. According to media reports, the government may approve the fitment factor between 1.8 to 2.86. The fitment factor will decide the salary/pension hike of central government employees and pensioners. Under the 7th Pay Commission, central government employees get a minimum basic salary of Rs 18,000, while pensioners get a minimum basic pension of Rs 9,000. Apart from this, they also get DA/DR at the rate of 55 per cent under the Seventh Pay Commission.
New Potential Salary
At a fitment factor of 1.8 –
New minimum basic pay for employees – Rs 32,400
New minimum basic pension for pensioners – Rs 16,200
At a fitment factor of 2.86 –
New minimum basic pay for employees – Rs 51,480
New minimum basic pension for pensioners – Rs 25,740
However, DA/DR will be made zero after the implementation of 8th Pay Commission.
Confederation demonstration on August 20
Let us tell you that according to a media report, the Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers has said in a letter written to the Cabinet Secretary that the employees of all the organizations associated with the Confederation will protest on August 20 at lunch time. They will protest on 2 issues.
The first demand is the delay in the formation of the Eighth Pay Commission and second, there is uncertainty in the minds of ‘pensioners’ regarding the Finance Bill.
