8th Pay Comvention: Update from the government for central employees, know when will it be formed?
Millions of central government employees and pensioners across the country have been waiting for the formation of the 8th Pay Commission for a long time. However, this official notification has not been released yet. Now the central government has clearly stated the reason for this delay in Parliament. According to the news of Moneycontrol, in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on August 12, Pankaj Chaudhary said that the notification of the 8th Pay Commission is still pending because suggestions have been sought from various ministries and states on its terms of references, which are still being received continuously.
When will the commission be formed?
Giving information, the Minister of State for Finance said that letters were sent to send suggestions to the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Home Affairs, Personnel and Training and all states on 17 January and 17 February 2025. Notification will not be issued until all inputs are found. The government has assured that it will be released “at the right time”. The minister made it clear that only after the notification is issued, the chairman of the commission and other members will be appointed. That is, the commission has not been formed at the moment, but the process is still in the initial phase.
Approval of formation was received in January 2025
The central government approved the formation of the 8th Pay Commission in January 2025 this year. Its purpose is to review the salaries, pension, allowances and other facilities of the employees. According to the news, the government estimates that the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission can be implemented from 1 January 2026. However, preparing, review and approval to prepare the report of the Commission may take 1.5 to 2 years. In such a situation, it is obvious that increased salary is likely to be given with arrears.
What will be fitment factor?
The Fitment Factor 2.57 was fixed in the 7th Pay Commission. According to experts, this time it can live between 1.92 and 2.86. Understand this in such a way that if an employee has an existing basic salary ₹ 30,000 and the new fitment factor 2.57 is fixed, then his new salary can be ₹ 77,100.
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