8th Pay Commission: The 8th Pay Commission has finally been approved. The Union Cabinet has approved the terms of reference for the commission. Now this new pay structure is expected to be implemented from January 1, 2026. Meanwhile, let us know which government employees will be the first to benefit from the 8th Pay Commission.

First benefit to central government employees

Central government employees will be the first to get the benefits of the Eighth Pay Commission. As soon as it is implemented, there will be a direct increase in the salaries of more than 50 lakh working employees. These include employees of some big departments like Indian Railways, Income Tax, Postal Department and Customs.

Armed forces and paramilitary personnel included

Along with this, employees of Indian Army, Navy and Air Force will also be able to avail the benefits of the Eighth Pay Commission. This includes not only officers and soldiers, but also personnel serving in paramilitary forces like BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP and SSB. Let us tell you that the pay scales of these employees falling under the jurisdiction of the Central Government will be adjusted according to the new fitment factor.

Benefits for Central Institutions and Autonomous Bodies

Apart from ministries and defense forces, many central educational and research institutions will also benefit from this new salary structure. This includes IIT, IIM, AIIMS, UGC, ICAR and CSIR. Along with this, retired employees working in different sectors will also benefit from the Eighth Pay Commission. There may also be an increase in the pension of these employees.

What could be the fitment factor?

The fitment factor in the Eighth Pay Commission is expected to be between 1.83 and 2.46. That is, if the current basic pay of an employee is ₹ 20000 and the fitment factor is set at 2.5, then the new basic pay will be 20000×2.5=50000. After this increase, allowances like HRA and DA will also be affected. After this the take home pay will be even higher. However, let us tell you that the final fitment factor and pay slab will be decided by the Commission only after evaluating inflation, cost of living and government revenue. This step taken by the Central Government will prove to be a big relief for the central employees and pensioners. According to estimates, there may be an increase of 30% to 34% in the total salary.

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About one lakh personnel of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) are expected to be deployed to ensure independent, fair and peaceful assembly elections in Bihar. Officials gave this information on Tuesday (October 7, 2025). CAPF personnel will also be deployed along with Bihar Police for Bihar assembly elections to be held in two phases. The Election Commission on Monday announced that voting will be held in two phases on November 6 and 11 for Bihar’s 243 -member assembly. The counting of votes will take place on 14 November.

Pre -election deployment starts, number will increase after final approval
He informed that about 500 companies have reached the state under pre -election deployment. After getting final approval from the Election Commission and Ministry of Home Affairs, up to 1,200 companies can be deployed. A CAPF company consists of about 70-80 personnel.

Most companies from SSB, other forces also include
Maximum companies of CAPF will be taken from the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) for Bihar elections, followed by other forces like Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), India-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Railway Protection Force (RPF).

Bihar demanded 1,800 companies
Officials said that Bihar has demanded about 1,800 companies from the Election Commission for the election. According to CAPF officials, these units will be in addition to Bihar Police units to provide security during the upcoming assembly elections.

Supreme Court sought information of voters removed from the final voter list
Over there, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission to provide details of 3.66 lakh voters excluded from the final voter list prepared after the special intensive revision (SIR) process of Bihar. The Election Commission informed the court that most of the names added are of new voters and no voters have filed any complaint or appeal so far from the list.

A bench of Justice Suryakant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said that all the information available about the Election Commission excluded the voters excluded should be brought on the court records by Thursday (9 October) when it would further hear the petitions challenging the SIR process.

In Murshidabad district of West Bengal, three people died after violent protest against the new Waqf Act. The protesters set fire to police vehicles and public properties and blocked the rail-road. After this, BJP leader Shubhendu Adhikari had filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court on Saturday (April 12, 2025) demanding the deployment of central forces in violent areas. This demand has been accepted by the Calcutta High Court.

Following violent protests against Waqf law, the Special Bench of the Calcutta High Court ordered the deployment of central forces in violent areas. The Calcutta High Court said that when such allegations come to light, the court cannot close the eyes. The court said that if needed, central forces can be deployed elsewhere to control law and order.

Three people died in Murshidabad violence

BJP MLA Shubhendu Adhikari alleged that BSF had reached the spot to handle the situation, but the DM refused to stop the violence. Giving information on Saturday, an official of the Indian Police Service (IPS) said that the bodies of father and son were recovered in a house in Jafarabad in the violence affected Shamsherganj area, who had marks of stabs with a knife.

He said that both of them were found lying on the ground in a unconscious state inside their house and they were taken to a nearby hospital where both were declared dead. The police officer said that in another incident, another person was shot in Dhulian of Shamsherganj block.

BJP made serious allegations against Mamta Banerjee

Union Minister and BJP’s West Bengal unit president Sukant Majumdar on Saturday called for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to strictly implement the rule of law in the turbulent areas of Murshidabad district. He alleged that the Mamta regime Shamsherganj, Suti and Jangipur, despite “attacks on Hindus”, are sitting blind. Mazumdar said that such a barbarity and hooliganism done by a section of minorities will be stopped and crushed in five minutes when the BJP comes to power in the state.

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