8th Pay Commission: How long will you have to wait for the 8th pay, what will be the salary structure?

The central government has recently approved the 8th Pay Commission. With its implementation, the salary of central employees is expected to increase significantly. Pensioners will also get the benefit of this. Usually, the Pay Commission recommends an increase of 15 to 30 percent in salary and pension. Let us know what will be the salary structure after the implementation of the 8th Pay. Also, when will the central employees and pensioners get the increased money?

When will the 8th Pay Commission be implemented?

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnav recently said that the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission will be ready by the end of 2025 and they can be implemented from the beginning of 2026. Currently, central employees are getting salaries under the 7th Pay Commission, whose tenure is going to end on January 1, 2026.

When will the increased salary pension be available?

Experts believe that the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission will be implemented from January 1, 2026. This means that central employees and pensioners will get the increased money from January 1. If for some reason there is some delay in implementing the 8th Pay Commission, then the government will pay by adding the increased money from January 1 itself, that is, the employees will get the arrears.

What will be the salary structure?

Under the 7th Pay Commission, the fitment factor was 2.57. This increased the minimum basic salary of central employees from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000. The maximum fitment factor in the 8th Pay Commission is expected to be 2.86. According to this, the minimum basic salary can increase to Rs 51,480. Most experts estimate that the minimum basic salary can be between Rs 41,000 to Rs 51,480 per month.

Will the salary of state employees also increase?

State governments are not bound to adopt the recommendations of the Central Pay Commission. However, most state governments implement their recommendations with slight changes after the decision of the Center. For example, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu adopted the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission with some changes. In such a situation, the employees of these states are also expected to get the benefits of the 8th Pay Commission recommendations with some changes.

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