8th Pay Commission: There has been a continuous stir for the last several days regarding the Eighth Pay Commission. After continuous rounds of meetings, their demands are being asked from the employee organizations. For which after all the praise was on 31st May. Now recently once again the last date for this has been changed. Now employees can send their suggestions, memorandum and demands till June 15, 2026.

Update on fitment factor
At present, the most discussed thing is the fitment factor, because on the basis of this the new basic salary of the employees will be decided. Fitment factor is a multiplier by which the existing basic salary is converted into the new basic salary.

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Demands of 8th Pay Commission
The government has not yet declared any official fitment factor for the 8th Pay Commission. However, employee organizations, pensioners’ groups and experts have put forward their demands before the government. At present, proposals ranging from 1.92 to 3.83 have come forward regarding fitment factor. It is clear from this that the expectations of the employees are very high, while the government will also have to keep in mind the financial burden.

• The staff side of the National Council of Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM) has demanded a fitment factor of 3.83, which is one of the biggest demands so far.
• National Pensioners Organization (NPO) has suggested a fitment factor of 3.25 and Indian Trade Union Congress (ITUC) has suggested 3.0.
• Many employee organizations of Jammu and Kashmir have demanded fitment factor between 2.86 to 3.68.
• On the other hand, former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg believes that the government can ultimately approve 1.92 fitment factor.

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That is, at present there are different demands from different parties, but the final decision will be taken only after the recommendations of the government and the 8th Pay Commission.

If the views of these organizations are accepted then how much will the salary of the employees getting minimum salary of Rs 18000 increase, let us know.

fitment factor	Possible new basic salary
1.92	Rs 34,560
2.57	Rs 46,260
3.00	Rs 54,000
3.25	Rs 58,500
3.83	Rs 68,940

This means that the minimum basic salary may increase by 92% to 283%. Which may also affect the pay matrix and allowances. The 8th Pay Commission can bring a new structure by changing the existing pay matrix. There will be an equal increase in the basic salary of all pay levels.

When will the 8th Pay Commission be implemented?
Let us tell you that the Central Government had announced the 8th Pay Commission on 17 January 2025. It has been considered effective from January 1, 2026. However, the commission has got 18 months to submit its report. Therefore the report is expected to come by mid-2027. After this, after getting the approval of the Union Cabinet, the benefit of actual salary increase can be available in mid-2027 or early 2028.