8th Pay Commission: Pensioners can get big relief, minimum pension can exceed Rs 20 thousand due to NC-JCM formula
8th Pay Commission: Discussions are currently going on between central government employees and pensioners regarding the 8th Pay Commission. Although half of the year 2026 has passed, no fixed date for the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission has been announced yet. As a result, concern is increasing among everyone from serving government employees to pensioners. Meanwhile, an important information has come to light regarding this commission. According to sources, this time something big is going to happen for the pensioners under the 8th Pay Commission.
This time the discussions are not limited only to fitment factor and dearness allowance, but full attention is also being given to ensuring retirement security of the employees. The NC-JCM has submitted a proposal to the government, in which issues specifically related to the retirement of central government employees have been raised. Citing the recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee, a new age-based formula has also been proposed.
Under this scheme, the pension will increase by 5% every five years. Specifically, at the age of 65 years it will go up to 70% of the last salary, at the age of 80 years up to 85% and after crossing the age of 90 years it will reach the full 100%. The biggest advantage of this formula is that it provides an assured financial growth to the elderly every five years, thereby enabling them to cope with rising inflation and rising medical expenses.
Why is this change necessary?
In the early years of retirement (usually between the ages of 60 and 70), a person remains physically active and his expenses are relatively limited. However, as soon as they cross the age of 70 or 75, health-related expenses including medicines, hospitalization expenses and care needs start increasing rapidly. Moreover, these expenses increase further due to inflation.
Expected huge increase in minimum pension
With the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission, not only will there be a huge increase in the salaries of the central government employees, but a substantial increase in the pension of retired employees is also expected. While the minimum pension was fixed at ₹9,000 under the 7th Pay Commission, it is expected to see a huge jump after the implementation of the fitment factor under the 8th Pay Commission. This time the fitment factor can be anywhere between 2.28 to 3.0. If the government also adopts a fitment factor of 2.28, then the minimum pension can directly increase from ₹ 9,000 to about ₹ 20,500.
When will the 8th Pay Commission be implemented?
The central government implements a new pay commission every 10 years. At present, the 7th Pay Commission is in force in the country. This commission was implemented in 2016, hence, a new pay commission is to be implemented in 2026. However, the salary of employees and pension of pensioners are still being given as per the 7th Pay Commission. It is expected that employees will start getting increased salary from April next year.
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