8th Pay Commission: The Union government had approved the 8th Pay Commission (8th Pay Commission in January 2025. However, no official notification on its formation and roadmap have been issued so far. Meanwhile, the unions representing the central employees is to hold the demand for implementation of a uniform fitment factor.
Let’s understand what the fittion factor may be in the 8th Pay Commission and what can be the default salary accordingly.
What is the fitment factor?
The fitment factor is the standard coordinator on which the old default salary of employees is converted to a new default salary. It is different in each pay commission.
General Formula:
New basic salary = Old basic salary × Fitment factor
What was the fittion factor in the 7th Pay Commission?
The 7th Pay Commission (7th PAY Commission) was kept 2.57. For example, if the old default salary of an employee was 10,000, the new pay will be: ₹ 10,000 × 2.57 = ₹ 25,700
What changes can be in the 8th Pay Commission?
If media reports are believed, the endection factor is likely to be up to 2.86 in the 8th Pay Commission. If this is applied, the basic salary of employees can increase.
For example, if the current default salary is ₹ 20,000, the new pay will be: ₹ 20,000 × 2.86 = ₹ 57,200
How much will the salary be?
Here we have provided a simple table with the basic salary under the 7th Pay Commission (2.57) with the possible original wage of the 8th Pay Commission (2.86). From this you can understand how much salary can.
Old Basic Pay (6th CPC) | 7th CPC (Fitment 2.57) | 8th CPC (Estimate @ 2.86) | 8th CPC (Demand @ 3.68) |
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₹10,000 | ₹25,700 | ₹28,600 | ₹36,800 |
₹15,000 | ₹38,550 | ₹42,900 | ₹55,200 |
₹20,000 | ₹51,400 | ₹57,200 | ₹73,600 |
₹25,000 | ₹64,250 | ₹71,500 | ₹92,000 |
₹30,000 | ₹77,100 | ₹85,800 | ₹1,10,400 |
₹35,000 | ₹89,950 | ₹1,00,100 | ₹1,28,800 |
₹40,000 | ₹1,02,800 | ₹1,14,400 | ₹1,47,200 |
When will the 8th Pay Commission will apply?
The government has not yet taken any decision on the formation of the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. After the formation of the wage commission, it will hand over its recommendations to the government. The government will then decide the wages according to its convenience.
According to sources, the 8th pay commission can be implemented from 2026 or 2027. Under this, the performance-salary (PRP) can also be recommended, with amendment of the employee’s salary structure.