A big news is coming out for central employees and pensioners. The Eighth Pay Commission may be fully applicable till 2028, but employees can start getting the benefit from 2026 itself. If you also want to know every information to this commission, then definitely read this news till the end.
According to the news, the Eighth Pay Commission will be considered effective from 1 January 2026. From this date, more than 50 lakh central employees and about 65 lakh pensioners can start getting increased salary and pension on the basis of new calculations. Even though its entire process continued till 2028, millions of people are expected to get its benefit in advance.
However, in January this year, the Modi government approved the Eighth Pay Commission, but its official notification has not been issued yet. Nevertheless, sources say that the increase in salary may come into force from January 2026.
The ‘Fitment Factor’ has a big role for calculating salary in the Pay Commission. This is a multiplier through which a new salary is fixed by multiplying the existing original salary of the employee. For example, the minimum original salary in the Sixth Pay Commission was Rs 7,000, and with the Fitment Factor 2.57 in the Seventh Pay Commission, it had increased to Rs 18,000.
The official notification of the Eighth Pay Commission has not come yet, but the discussion about the fitment factor in many reports is in full swing. Some are talking about 1.92 and up to 2.86 fitment factor in some. However, it is believed that this may be 2.46.
This time it is reported that dearness allowance (DA) will be merged in the original salary itself. When the Pay Commission is formed, the basic salary is calculated keeping in mind inflation. After this, the amount is added to this basic salary according to inflation for the next 10 years or more, which is called dearness allowance. This time in the Eighth Pay Commission, there is talk of including DA in the original salary from the beginning. This is the reason why the fitment factor is expected to remain up to 2.46.
If we consider the fitment factor as 2.46, the minimum original salary which is currently Rs 18,000 can increase to Rs 44,000. This will be the basic salary of level-1 employees. It will not add dearness allowance, but according to the cities, house rent allowance (HRA) will definitely be included.
The new salary formula will be like this: Old original salary x 2.46 = new original salary in eighth pay commission
Based on this formula, the increase in the salary of employees from Level-1 to Level-18 can be estimated.
