Currently, the seventh pay commission is in force in the country, which is going to end on 31 December 2025. After this, the eighth pay commission will start, which is expected to provide great relief to central employees and pensioners. As soon as the new Pay Commission is implemented, there will be a huge increase in salary in 8th pay commission and pension.

The central government has recently approved the 8th Central Pay Commission for changes and improvement in allowances for about 50 lakh employees and 65 lakh pensioners. In such a situation, everyone is curious to know how much their salary and pension will increase.

Meanwhile, the National Council-Joint Consultative Mechanism (NC-JCM) has submitted its proposed terms and conditions (TOR) for the Commission. NC-JCM Secretary Shiv Gopal Mishra said that the organization is demanding 2.86 fitment factor. If the government approves this fitment factor, then there will be a bumper increase in the salary of central employees.

The minimum salary can increase from Rs 8,000 to Rs 51,480 per month when this fitment factor is implemented. Also, the minimum pension of pensioners can also increase from Rs 9,000 to Rs 25,740.

This is also good news for employees like Lower Division Clerk (LDC). If the 2.86 fitment factor is applied, then the salary of the lower division clerk, managing clerk and routine administrative working employees coming to Level-2 will be around Rs 57,000 a month. Currently, these employees get Rs 19,900 per month under the 7th Pay Commission. That is, there will be a great increase of Rs 37,000 in his salary in Eighth Pay Commission.

When will the eighth pay commission be implemented? The seventh pay commission is currently running, which will remain in effect by the end of this year. The government announced the formation of the 8th Pay Commission in the beginning of 2025. It is believed that this may be applicable from January 2026. Earlier, the 7th Pay Commission was formed in 2014 and came into force in 2016. Central employees and pensioners are eagerly waiting for this change, as this will be a step to bring economic stability in their lives.