The central government has given a new gift to the government employees by announcing the 8th Pay Commission. Now people have questions about how the Pay Commission works and how much the salary will increase this time. Know the answers to all the questions here.

8th Pay Commission: The central government has given a new gift to government employees. The government has announced the eighth commission. With this announcement, 50 lakh central employees and 65 lakh pensioners of the country have had fun. This decision of the central government will also affect 4 lakh central employees of Delhi. This decision of the central government will come into effect from January 1, 2026. Now people have questions about how the Pay Commission decides how much the salary will increase and what is its working method. Let's know the answers to all the questions here.

What is a Pay Commission?

The Pay Commission works on many factors to increase the salary of the employees. The Pay Commission is a high level committee. The first Pay Commission was constituted in 1946. It consists of experts from finance, salary, human resources etc. The Pay Commission recommends reforms for the economic welfare of employees. This includes employee welfare policies, allowances and other benefits. The purpose of the Pay Commission is to ensure that employees get a fair salary to live a respectable life according to the economic conditions. Usually, the Pay Commission is constituted once every 10 years.

How does the Pay Commission decide how much the salary will increase?

The Pay Commission takes into account the country's economic condition, inflation. To reach a 'rational' and 'fair salary' level, the Pay Commission also considers the inflation rate, the state of the economy, market salaries and the performance of employees. Let us tell you, apart from increasing the salary, the Pay Commission also makes recommendations for pension, allowances, improvement in working conditions, training for employees etc.

How much will the salary increase after the 8th Pay Commission?

Experts believe that under the 8th Pay Commission, the Pay Commission can keep the fitment factor between 2.28 and 2.86. If this fitment factor is adopted, the minimum salary of central employees can increase from 18 thousand to between Rs 41000 and Rs 51480. At the same time, after the implementation of the recommendations of this commission, the minimum pension of Rs 9000 will increase to Rs 25,740. Fitment factor is a formula used to improve the salary and pension of government employees and pensioners. Fitment factor helps employees to maintain balance with inflation. This is the reason why the employee unions are demanding to keep the fitment factor more than 3.