Central government employees who are set to retire next year and the existing pensioners have been eagerly waiting for the ...

The 8th Pay Commission, set to roll out in 2026, promises significant salary and pension revisions for Indian central ...

8th Pay Commission: For the uninitiated, the minimum basic salary under the 7th Pay Commission increased from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000. This was because of the fitment factor of 2.57.

The 8th Pay Commission is set to revise salaries for 4.9 million Central government employees and 6.5 million pensioners by January 2026, with an expected fitment factor of 2.6 - 2.85.

8th Pay Commission salary hike: Fitment factor The fitment factor in the 7th Pay Commission was 2.57, leading to an increase of 2.57 times the basic salary of the 6th Pay Commission (Rs 7,000).

For the 8th Pay Commission, projections suggest a fitment factor ranging from 2.28 to 2.86. This implies that the minimum basic pay could rise from ₹18,000 to between ₹41,000 and ₹51,480 ...

8th Pay Commission: Even if fitment factor may rise to 2.86, govt employees salary… With the 8th Pay Commission expected to be formally constituted in April 2025, employees and pensioners are ...

8th Pay Commission: Fitment factor may rise to 2.86 but govt employees’ salary won’t – Here’s why While revising the salary and pension, the pay panel takes into consideration many other ...

For example, if an employee’s current basic pay is Rs 20,000, under the 8th Pay Commission with a fitment factor of 2.86, the new basic pay would be: Rs 20,000 × 2.86 = Rs 57,200.

For the 7th pay commission, the fitment factor of 2.57 led to the salary hike from ₹ 7,000 to Rs. 18,000. The revision of salary depends on the fitment factor, which is a multiplier applied to ...

If the 8th Pay Commission adopts a fitment factor of 2.57, Central government employees can expect a salary hike of 157 per cent, according to reports. In 2016, ...

8th Pay Commission: While there has been no official announcement, latest buzz suggests that the fitment factor for the 8th Pay Commission will increase somewhere between 1.92 and 2.86.