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8th Pay Commission: Rs 72,000 Minimum Wage? Good News for Central Government Employees!
- •The consultation process for the 8th Pay Commission, eagerly awaited by central government employees and pensioners, is gaining momentum.
- •Discussions focus on minimum basic salary, fitment factor, annual increments, and pension procedures.
- •Meetings were held in Chennai (Sept 7-8), Puducherry (Sept 9), and Chandigarh (Sept 16-18).
- •Upcoming key meetings are scheduled for Bengaluru (Oct 7-8) and Mumbai (Oct 22-23).
- •NC-JCM demands a minimum basic salary of ₹69,000, while BPMS proposes ₹72,000.
Key Questions Answered
The Bharatiya Pratiraksha Mazdoor Sangh (BPMS) has demanded that the minimum basic salary be set at ₹72,000 and the fitment factor at 4.00. Additionally, they have urged for the annual increment rate to be increased to 6 percent and for pay scales to be linked to the country's per capita income growth.
The National Council - Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM) has proposed increasing the minimum basic salary to ₹69,000, setting the fitment factor at 3.833, and doubling the current 3 percent annual increment to 6 percent. They also recommended merging several pay levels, upgrading level 5 to level 6, and creating a unified pay-matrix up to level 13.
As part of its ongoing nationwide consultation process, the Pay Commission has planned key meetings with stakeholder representatives in Bengaluru on October 7 and 8, and in Mumbai on October 22 and 23, 2026.
