8th Pay Commission: When the central government implements the recommendations of the new pay commission, the states are also given guidelines to adopt it. However, every state implements it according to its financial position and budget.
8th Pay Commission: After the announcement of the formation of the 8th Pay Commission by the Central Government, there is an atmosphere of enthusiasm among the government employees. The recommendations of this commission are expected to be implemented in 2026, but the question is in which state it will be implemented first and the salary of the employees of which state will increase the most.
Let us tell you, the central government has approved the 8th Pay Commission on 16 January 2025, which will re-determine the salaries and allowances of government employees. This will benefit about 50 lakh central employees and 65 lakh pensioners. Like the last pay commission, this time also the salary of the employees is likely to increase by 25 percent to 30 percent.
Which states can be implemented first?
When the central government implements the recommendations of the new pay commission, the states are also given guidelines to adopt it. However, every state implements it according to its financial situation and budget. Looking at past experiences, large and financially strong states like Uttar Pradesh (UP), Maharashtra and Gujarat had implemented the first pay commissions quickly.
However, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar also implemented the 7th Pay Commission, but it took time. For example, when the central government brought the 7th Pay Commission in 2016, Uttar Pradesh was the first state to implement it among UP, MP and Bihar. The UP government implemented it from January 1, 2016, which benefited about 16 lakh government employees. Although the Madhya Pradesh government announced its implementation in June 2017, it was considered effective from January 1, 2016. Whereas, if we talk about Bihar, the government here showed some sluggishness in implementing the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.
Employees of which state will get higher salary
How much the salary of government employees of which state will increase after the implementation of 8th Pay Commission, it completely depends on the fitment factor and dearness allowance. Experts believe that if the fitment factor is increased to 2.86, then it can increase the minimum basic salary by about 186 percent. If Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh also implement this fitment factor, then every government employee there will see an increase of about 186 percent in the minimum basic salary.
Understand it like this that if your minimum basic salary is Rs 22000 right now, then after the implementation of 8th Pay Commission, this minimum basic salary will increase to Rs 62,920. Its formula is simple, you just have to multiply your basic salary with the increased fitment factor. The new figure that will come out after multiplication will be your increased minimum basic salary. Apart from this, dearness allowance will also play an important role.
