8th pay commission

8th Pay Commission: At present, the eyes of more than 50 lakh employees and 69 lakh pensioners working under the Central Government are fixed on only one news. The question in everyone's mind is that after the implementation of the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission, how much will their take home salary increase. The one thing on which this entire mathematics depends is the 'fitment factor'. Let us understand what this commission is doing and how the mathematics of increasing your salary will work.

That magical number that will change the salary slip

First of all, it is important to understand what is the biggest basis for increasing your salary. put it in technical language 'Fitment Factor' It is said. In simple words, it is a multiplier by which the new salary is decided by multiplying your existing basic salary or pension. The commission will submit its recommendations to the government, after which this factor will be finalized after getting the approval of the Union Cabinet.

Media reports and analysts believe that this time the fitment factor in the 8th Pay Commission may range between 1.86 to 2.57. This is the figure that will decide whether there will be a slight increase in your salary or a bumper increase.

When will the new system be implemented?

This commission constituted under the chairmanship of retired Justice Ranjana Desai is working with full seriousness. The job of the commission is not only to increase the salary but also to review the basic structure, allowances, pension and post-retirement benefits. The government had issued 'Terms of Reference' for the commission on 28 October 2025.

According to the rules, commission has been given about 18 months time to submit its detailed report. This means that the report will reach the government by April 2027. After the report comes, the government usually takes 6 months to prepare the outline for its implementation. If we look at this timeline, there is a strong possibility that the new salary and pension system will be implemented by the end of 2027 or beginning of 2028. However, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Choudhary has made it clear that the government will take the decision on date and funding only later.

How to reach basic pay from 18 thousand to 44 thousand?

Now coming to the most important issue – how much will the money increase? If we look at the figures of Ambit Capital's report, the situation becomes clear to a great extent. If the government sets the fitment factor at 1.83, the current minimum basic salary will increase from Rs 18,000 to approximately Rs 32,940. At the same time, if this factor goes up to 2.46, then the basic salary can reach Rs 44,280.

It is estimated that employees may get an overall actual salary increase of 14% to 54% (including basic and DA). However, experts believe that expectations of a huge increase like 54% should be kept low, because it will put a huge financial burden on the government exchequer.

Know how much money will increase on your rank

If we include components like HRA, Transport Allowance and NPS, the salary picture at different grade pay can be like this,

1. 1900 Grade Pay: If fitment factor remains 1.92, then the net salary will be around Rs 65,512. At the same time, if the factor is 2.57, it can go up to Rs 86,556.
2. 4600 Grade Pay: For officers of this level, the salary is estimated to be Rs 1,31,213 at 1.92 factor and Rs 1,74,636 at 2.57 factor.
3. 8900 Grade Pay: At the senior level, with a factor of 1.92, the net salary can reach Rs 2,17,988 and with a factor of 2.57, it can reach around Rs 2,89,569.