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8th Pay Commission: Massive Salary Hike Expected For Central Employees
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News18•13-10-2026, 17:56
8th Pay Commission: Massive Salary Hike Expected For Central Employees
- •An important meeting regarding the 8th Pay Commission is scheduled to be held in Mumbai this month.
- •The fitment factor has become the main agenda in discussions between the commission and employee organizations.
- •Various organizations have demanded a higher fitment factor, which directly impacts the revised basic salary.
- •If a fitment factor of 3 is fixed, the basic salary for certain levels could see a massive surge up to 1,11,836.
Key Questions Answered
The main agenda of the discussions between the commission and employee or pensioner organizations is the 'fitment factor' or salary determination. Additionally, detailed discussions have focused on Dearness Allowance (DA), family allowance, House Rent Allowance (HRA), and other service issues.
The fitment factor is a formula used for salary revision where the existing basic salary is multiplied by the fitment factor to determine the new basic salary.
If a fitment factor of 3 is fixed, the basic salary of a Level 1 employee could be Rs 68,940, a Level 5 employee's basic salary is estimated to reach Rs 1,11,836, and a Level 18 employee's basic salary would reach Rs 9,57,500.
