The central government approved the 8th Central Pay Commission in January 2025, but the official notification has still not been issued nor have the names of the members and chairman of the new pay commission been finalized yet.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary has given an update regarding this.
Pankaj Chaudhary told the Rajya Sabha that the official notification regarding the 8th Central Pay Commission will be issued in due course. He was responding to a question raised by Samajwadi Party MP Javed Ali Khan.
The minister said, “Information regarding the scope of the 8th Pay Commission was sought from the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Personnel and Training as well as all the States through letters dated 17 January 2025 and 17 February 2025.”
When will the members of the Pay Commission be appointed?
On the appointment of the members and chairman of the new Pay Commission, Chaudhary said, “The chairman and members of the Pay Commission will be appointed after the notification of the 8th Pay Commission is issued by the government.” He also said that its official notification will be issued in due course.
Salary hike under 8th Pay Commission
More than one 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 a fitment factor between 1.8 to 2.86.
It is worth noting that the fitment factor will decide the increase in salary/pension 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 get DA/DR at the rate of 55 percent under the 7th Pay Commission.
New possible minimum salary
If the government approves the fitment factor of 1.8, then the new minimum basic salary for employees can be Rs 32,400, while the new minimum basic pension for pensioners can be Rs 16,200. At the same time, after the implementation of the fitment factor of 2.86, the minimum salary for employees can reach Rs 51,480, while the minimum pension is expected to be Rs 25,740. However, DA / DR may become zero after the implementation of the Eighth Pay Commission.
