8th Pay Commission: The central government has approved the 8th Pay Commission. Now work is going on on the selection of the members of the Pay Commission. According to Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission can be implemented from next year i.e. January 1, 2026. Let us know what will be the salary structure after the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission.
The central government has recently approved the 8th Pay Commission. On its implementation, there is a possibility of a huge increase in the salary of central employees. Pensioners will also get the benefit of this. Usually the pay commission recommends an increase of 15 to 30 percent in salary and pension. Let us know what will be the salary structure after the implementation of the 8th Pay. Also, when will the central employees and pensioners get the increased money.
When will the 8th Pay Commission be implemented?
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnav had recently said that the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission will be prepared by the end of 2025 and can be implemented from the beginning of 2026. Currently, central employees are getting salary under the 7th Pay Commission, whose tenure is going to end on January 1, 2026.
When will the increased salary-pension be available?
Experts believe that the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission will be implemented from January 1, 2026. This means that central employees and pensioners will get the increased money from January 1. If for some reason there is some delay in implementing the 8th Pay Commission, then the government will make the payment by adding the increased money from January 1 itself, that is, the employees will get the arrears.
What will be the salary structure?
Under the 7th Pay Commission, the fitment factor was 2.57. With this, the minimum basic salary of central employees was increased from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000. The maximum fitment factor in the 8th Pay Commission is expected to be 2.86. According to this, the minimum basic salary can increase to Rs 51,480. Most experts estimate that the minimum basic salary can be between Rs 41,000 to Rs 51,480 per month.
Will the salary of state employees also increase?
State governments are not bound to adopt the recommendations of the Central Pay Commission. But, most state governments implement their recommendations with slight changes after the decision of the Center. For example, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu adopted the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission with changes. In such a situation, the employees of the states are also expected to get the benefit of the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission with some changes.
