Eighth Pay Commission: The Central Government has taken a big step regarding the formation of the Eighth Pay Commission. The government has approved the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the Commission. Along with this, the Commission has been given 18 months time to prepare its report after consulting the Central Government employees and pensioners.

This decision has excited not only the 50 lakh existing central government employees but also about 68.72 lakh pensioners, who are curious to know how much their pension and salary can increase.

How will the pension amount be decided?

According to the government pensioners portal, at present there are about 68.72 lakh pensioners in various departments including Postal, Railways, Telecommunication, Defense and Civil Services. In the recommendations of the Pay Commission, pension is calculated on the basis of Fitment Factor – that is, the new salary and pension are decided by multiplying the previous basic salary by a certain coefficient.

In the Seventh Pay Commission, this fitment factor was kept at 2.57. That is, the new basic salary and pension was decided by increasing the basic salary of the Sixth Pay Commission by 2.57 times.

How much can pension increase this time?

The recommendations of the Eighth Pay Commission will be finalized only after the approval of the Union Cabinet, but it is estimated that this time the fitment factor may be increased from 2.57 to 3.0 or 3.68.

See below example of possible pension calculation –

Old Basic Salary (Rs) Fitment Factor New Basic Salary (Rs) Revised Basic Pension (50%) (Rs)
40,000 2.57 1,02,800 51,400
40,000 3.00 1,20,000 60,000
40,000 3.68 1,47,200 73,600

According to Manjit Singh Patel, national president of All India NPS Employees Federation, pensioners are not just expecting an increase in the fitment factor, but they are also demanding resolution of pending issues – such as parity in pension, regular updating process of dearness allowance (DA) and discrepancies related to medical benefits.

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Union Minister Jeetan Ram Manjhi was the chief guest at the party workers’ conference held on Monday (September 29) in Atri assembly constituency of Gaya district. In the meeting, he emphasized the unity of Bhuiyan and Mushar Samaj, sharp allegations against political opponents and their upcoming election demands.

Jitan Ram Manjhi said that he did not get the honor and award that Dasharatha Manjhi should have received. He thanked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that he was respected from time to time and was cremated with state honors.

If you get 20 MLAs, you will be able to apply these policies- Jitan Ram Manjhi

Union Minister Jeetan Ram Manjhi said that divisions have been divided into our society. Different codes were given to Bhuiyan and Mushar, so that votes and identity are being divided into two parts. He said that the code of these two castes should be done so that political powers cannot break our unity.

Manjhi reiterated the demand for 20 seats for the party and said that if we get 20 MLAs, they will be able to implement education and other social welfare policies. Expressing dissatisfaction with pension of Rs 1100, he requested to increase the pension to Rs 2000. According to him, the unity of Bhuiyan-Mussahar can only provide real peace and development. He said that after 2015, there has been unity in these societies and on the strength of this, six MLAs have won, but some people are trying to break this unity.

Some people in Bihar give political fights by paying money

In the meeting, he also hit the opposition leaders sharp. Targeting Tejashwi Yadav, Manjhi said that Tejashwi’s father worked to remove him from the post of Chief Minister. He also alleged that some people make political fights by paying money and spread partitions in the society. He also made strict statements on Pakistan about security and foreign policy and spoke in the language of patriotism.

Manjhi expressed his desire to contest elections from Attari

Manjhi expressed his desire to contest from Attari and told that he contested 13 times and won 8 times in 10. He said that in 2020, he contested on the request of Nitish Kumar and now considering it as his final election, he is trying to contest the party from the region. During the meeting, he ordered the police to remove a person, he told the police that he looked drunk, which also caused a stir.