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8th Pay Commission: New Salary Formula Could Push Basic Pay Beyond ₹90,000!
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News18•29-09-2026, 22:34
8th Pay Commission: New Salary Formula Could Push Basic Pay Beyond ₹90,000!
- •The 8th Pay Commission is seeking suggestions from employee organizations for its recommendations.
- •Meetings of the commission are proposed in Bengaluru and Mumbai in October 2026.
- •The 7th Pay Commission applied a 2.57 fitment factor to convert old basic pay to the new pay matrix.
- •Assuming a 2.57 fitment factor, a basic pay of ₹35,400 could become ₹90,978, but this is not final.
- •Final salary increases will be clear only after the commission's recommendations and central government approval.
Key Questions Answered
The 8th Central Pay Commission was established on November 3, 2025, and is required to submit its final recommendations report within 18 months from that date, which sets the deadline at approximately May 2027.
The 8th Pay Commission is headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai as Chairperson, with Pankaj Jain serving as the Member-Secretary and Professor Pulak Ghosh acting as a part-time member.
The commission is scheduled to hold meetings in Bengaluru on October 7 and 8, 2026, followed by visits to Mumbai on October 22 and 23, 2026, to gather suggestions from various employee organizations and stakeholders.
