8th pay commission not only by the fitment factor the salary of government employees will also increase in these ways

8th pay commission: The central government has recently announced the 8th Pay Commission. Since this announcement, government employees are hopeful that the increased fitment factor after the formation of the 8th Pay Commission will increase their salary significantly. However, it is not that the salary of government employees in the 8th Pay Commission will increase only with the fitment factor. Let us know in which other ways the salary of government employees will increase.

How salary increases with fitment factor

The fitment factor is a multiplier, which the government uses to revise the salary and pension of government employees. The fitment factor is estimated to be 2.86 in the 8th Pay Commission. If this happens, the motifs of government employees will increase from 18000 to 51000 directly. However, it is not that the salary of government employees will only increase from this.

And how will salary increase

Actually, the impact of the fitment factor is only on the basic salary, while the gross salary is different from it. Apart from this, other components are also included in salary, due to which salary increases. As the government has asked to increase DA, it will also affect the salary of government employees.

Understand by example

Let us tell you, the fitment factor in the 7th Pay Commission was 2.57, due to which the basic salary increased from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000. But, talking about the real increase, the salary and pension of the level 1-3 government employees and pension increased by only 15 percent. At the same time, the fitment factor in the 6th Pay Commission was 1.86, but the salary and pension increased by 54 percent.

That is, it is clear that whatever the fitment factor in the 8th Pay Commission, it will only affect the basic salary. How much gross salary will increase your level, allowance and other components. Let us tell you, the 8th Pay Commission is expected to be implemented from 1 January 2026.

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