8th Pay Commission: Good news for government employees, your salary can increase by this much, now a big update has come..

8th Pay Commission: There is big good news for more than 36 lakh employees and pensioners of the central government. After a long wait, there is a lot of stir regarding the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. According to media reports, the commission is likely to be formed by the end of May 2025. Due to this lakhs of people can get relief.

According to media reports, the government has approved the 8th Pay Commission. However, the formal announcement of the commission has not been made yet. The Finance Minister had said that the government can start work on it soon. It is believed that the committee will submit its report before January 2026 so that it can be implemented at the same time.

DA and Fitment Factor
If we look at the old Pay Commission, the commission is usually headed by a retired Supreme Court judge or a senior bureaucrat. Along with this, this team includes economists, and pension and government expenditure experts. It gives suggestions on DA and Fitment Factors.

Salary expected to increase by 40 to 50 percent
It is expected from the 8th Pay Commission that the basic salary of the employees can be increased by 40 to 50 percent. This increase will be based on the new fitment factor which can be between 2.28 to 2.86. If the maximum factor is applied in this, then the new salary of the person whose current salary is 20 thousand rupees can reach 46,600 to 57,200.

Why is the 8th Pay Commission necessary

Due to inflation, the cost of living is increasing rapidly, due to which it is being demanded from the government that the 8th Pay Commission should be implemented as soon as possible. The 7th Pay Commission has been in force since 2016 and its tenure is till January 2026. In such a situation, it is necessary to form a new committee in time.

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