Agniveer Salary: Some significant changes are being made regarding the recruitment of Agniveers under the Agnipath scheme. As a result, some people are questioning whether the salaries of Agniveers will increase after the 8th Pay Commission. The first batch of Agniveers will be relieved of their duties in June 2026. This is likely. Therefore, preparations are underway to make changes to this scheme. The implementation of the 8th Pay Commission may increase the salaries of Agniveers. However, no official notice has been issued regarding this.

However, the exact calculation depends on the fitment factor. The 8th Pay Commission is generally implemented every 10 years. Therefore, its recommendations are expected to be implemented on January 1, 2026. A 'fitment factor' is used to increase the salary of the Pay Commission. In the 7th Pay Commission, this factor was 2.57. According to media reports, the fitment factor in the 8th Pay Commission is likely to be between 2.86 and 3.00. This salary is equivalent to Rs. 21,700 for a constable/level 3.

The potential salary increase from the 8th Pay Commission could be this much:
The salaries of firefighters are linked to the pay scale of central government employees, so they will also receive the benefits of the 8th Pay Commission. The salary increase will mainly occur in two ways. If the minimum basic salary of Rs. 18,000 under the 8th Pay Commission is increased to Rs. 40,000 to Rs. 50,000, the starting package of firefighters will also increase proportionately.

If we can use an estimated fitment factor of 2.86:

Current Basic Pay: Rs. 21,700 (as per 7th CPC Level 3)
New Basic Pay (estimated): Rs. 21,700 Fitment 2.86 62,000

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