8th Pay Commission: If the basic salary increases three times, then know how many times will the salary increase in the 8th Pay Commission?
The Awadh Times: 8th Pay Commission: The Central Government on Thursday approved the formation of the 8th Pay Commission for central government employees, which will come into effect from next year i.e. 2026. This is sure to be a boon for 49 lakh central employees.
8th Pay Commission: The Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a big decision (Cabinet Decisions) on Thursday, which is going to be a boon for central employees and pensioners. The Union Cabinet has approved the formation of the 8th Pay Commission, which will be implemented before the end of the 7th Pay Commission in the year 2026.

With the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission 2025, there is a possibility of a tremendous increase in the salary of government employees. If the previously implemented pay commissions are considered as the basis, then this time the minimum salary i.e. basic salary of government employees can increase by at least 3 times. If this happens, then there will be an increase of more than 150% in the total salary.
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What information has the government given about the Union Cabinet decision:
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that the Union Cabinet has approved the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. The names of the chairman and two members of the commission will be announced soon.
The 7th Pay Commission is ending with the beginning of the year 2026. Before this, the recommendations of the commission will be taken and implemented after reviewing them. According to this, the 8th Pay Commission can be implemented from January 1, 2026.

Will the fitment factor of the 7th Pay Commission be applicable:
The organizations of central employees are constantly demanding to implement the employee fitment factor at 3.68 times. This demand was also made in January 2016 while implementing the 7th Pay Commission, but the central government had fixed the fitment factor at 2.57 at that time. Due to this, the basic salary of Rs 7,000 in the 6th Pay Commission increased to Rs 18,000 in the 7th Pay Commission. Also, the minimum pension also increased from Rs 3,500 to Rs 9,000.

However, at that time the maximum salary limit was fixed at Rs 2,50,000 and the maximum pension at Rs 1,25,000. If the fitment factor of 3.68 is applied to the employees this time, then the basic salary can increase by up to 44.44%.
How much can the salary increase in the 8th Pay Commission?
In the Economic Times report, experts have been quoted as saying that keeping in mind the inflation rate, this time the fitment factor will remain between 2.5 to 2.8 times. Due to this, the salary of the employees can increase by about Rs 40,000 to Rs 45,000.
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