On Thursday, during a cabinet briefing Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the formation of the 8th Central Pay Commission. This comes as a good news for lakhs of government employees and pensioners, as the move promises to revise their pay structure and benefits significantly.
Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the 7th Pay Commission, which has been in effect since 2016, remains valid until 2026. The government has approved the formation of the 8th Pay Commission to ensure timely recommendations for implementation from 2026 onwards. According to the media reports, the government will be urged to implement a salary hike of 2.86 times under the new pay commission.
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This increase will be calculated using a fitment factor of 2.86, as proposed by the National Council of the Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM). The fitment factor is a multiplier used to revise the salaries of government employees and the pensions of retirees. Recent media reports suggest that the government will be urged to implement a salary hike of 2.86 times under the new pay commission. This increase will be calculated using a fitment factor of 2.86, as proposed by the National Council of the Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM).
The fitment factor is a multiplier used to revise the salaries of government employees and the pensions of retirees. Under the 7th Pay Commission, the central government used a fitment factor of 2.57, which led to an increase in the minimum salary from ₹7,000 to ₹18,000. With every new pay commission, changes are made to salaries and pensions. Currently, central employees receive salaries based on a fitment factor of 2.57. If this factor is increased to 2.86, there could be a significant rise in basic salariea.
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