The central government gave the green signal to the 8th Central Pay Commission in January 2025, but its official notification is still awaited. The chairman and members of the committee have also not been appointed yet. Every government employees and pensioners are eagerly waiting for how much their salary and pension will increase. Let’s understand this news in detail.

Current salary and pension condition

Under the 7th Pay Commission, central government employees get minimum original salary of Rs 18,000. At the same time, the minimum original pension for pensioners is Rs 9,000. The fitment factor in this commission was 2.57. The highest salary is up to Rs 2,25,000, while cabinet secretary and officers sitting in big positions get Rs 2,50,000. Currently, the rate of DA/DR is 55%, due to which the minimum wage has reached Rs 27,900 and the minimum pension has reached Rs 13,950. But now everyone’s eyes are on the 8th Pay Commission.

8th Pay Commission: How long is waiting?

Recently, the government said that it is discussing the 8th Pay Commission with the state governments thoroughly. The formation of the committee may be announced soon. On 4 August 2025, government employee organizations met Union Minister Jitendra Singh. During this, many issues to employees were talked about. The minister assured that the committee will be announced soon and the old pension scheme (OPS) will also be considered. This news is relieved for the employees, but the wait for the notification is yet to be waiting.

Salary growth mathematics

The new salary is accounted for on the basis of fitment factor. In simple words, then: Amended salary = basic salary × fitment factor This fitment factor only decides how much will the salary and pension of employees and pensioners increase. The government uses this scale to please its employees.

Possible fitment factor of 8th Pay Commission

According to experts, the fitment factor in the 8th Pay Commission can be 1.8, 1.92, 2.00, 2.08, 2.57 or 2.86. Based on this, the minimum wage and pension can be like this:

• 1.8: Employees – Rs 32,400, pensioner – Rs 16,200
• 1.92: Employees – Rs 34,560, pensioner – Rs 17,280
• 2.00: Employees – Rs 36,000, pensioner – Rs 18,000
• 2.08: Employees – Rs 37,440, pensioner – Rs 18,720
• 2.57: Employees – Rs 46,260, pensioner – Rs 23,130
• 2.86: Employees – Rs 51,480, pensioner – Rs 25,740

What will happen to DA/DR?

The amount of DA/DR will be zero after the 8th Pay Commission is implemented. That is, all salary and pension will be based on new revised basic salary. This change will have a big impact for employees and pensioners.