8th Pay Commission : The 8th Pay Commission was announced in January 2025, but the chairman and members have not been appointed yet. This has caused tension among the employees regarding salary hike. Let’s know the latest update
8th Pay Commission: Salary is going to increase after a few more months… If you are thinking so, then your dream may be shattered. Crores of central employees waiting for the good news of the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission may get a big shock. The government may have announced the 8th Pay Commission in January 2025, but till now no chairman has been appointed, no member has been elected, and no rules have been decided. In such a situation, it seems a bit difficult for the 8th Pay Commission to be implemented by January 2026.
In how many years was the 7th Pay Commission implemented?
If we look at the process of the previous 7th Pay Commission, it took almost three years from the announcement to the implementation of the report. In such a situation, if the 8th commission also moves forward at the same pace, then the changes in salary and pension will be implemented only by 2028, although these changes will be considered effective from January 1, 2026, that is, even if implemented later, it will be counted from the previous date.
Increased concern of central employees
This delay has worried more than 1 crore employees and pensioners across the country. Employee organizations have written a letter to the government demanding clarification of the situation. The Finance Ministry says that it is taking suggestions from states, ministries and employee organizations and a formal notification will be issued soon.
How much will the salary increase?
Meanwhile, both expectations and questions are rising among employees, will the salary really double? Experts say that there will be an increase in salary based on the fitment factor , but not as much as people are thinking. It is estimated that this factor can be between 1.83 to 2.86, due to which an increase of about 13% to 34% in salary is possible.
