New Delhi. The expectations of railway employees regarding the Eighth Pay Commission are continuously increasing. If the demands of employee organizations are approved, then in the coming time, there may be a big change in the salary, annual salary increase and pension of railway employees.
Let us tell you that the National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR) has put forward many important proposals before the Commission in the interest of the employees. These include demands ranging from increasing the minimum basic salary to Rs 69,000 to giving more increments in a year.
1. Demand to increase minimum basic salary to Rs 69,000
NFIR has proposed to increase the existing minimum basic salary from Rs 18,000 to Rs 69,000. For this, a demand has been made to implement 3.833 fitment factor. If this proposal is accepted, there may be a big jump in the initial basic salary of the employees.
2. Proposal to increase annual increment to 6 percent
At present, employees get an increment of 3 percent every year. The organization is in favor of increasing it to 6 percent. With this, the salary of employees will increase every year more than before.
3. At least 5 promotions in entire job
A major problem of employees is to remain in the same post for a long time. To overcome this, NFIR has demanded that every employee should get at least five promotion opportunities in his entire service period.
4. Demand to add 25 percent DA to basic salary
A proposal has also been made regarding Dearness Allowance (DA) which provides relief from inflation. There is a demand that as soon as DA reaches 25 percent, it should be included in the basic salary. This may also affect the salaries of employees and other benefits related to it.
5. Increase in pension and family pension
For retired employees, NFIR has demanded to give pension of 67 percent of the last basic salary and to reduce the family pension to 50 percent. Along with this, a proposal has also been made to reduce the period of restoration of commuted pension from 15 years to 11 years.
When will the Eighth Pay Commission be implemented?
The Eighth Pay Commission was constituted on 3 November 2025. The commission has been given 18 months to prepare its recommendations. In such a situation, the report is expected to come by May 2027. However, the final decision on these demands of railway employees has not been taken yet. At present, these are the proposals put forward by the employees' organization, the situation will become clear only after the recommendation of the Commission and the approval of the Government.