8th Pay Commission: There is no discussion among the central employees regarding the 8th Pay Commission only on the fitment factor. Along with changes in salary and pension, many such proposals have also come forward regarding dearness allowance, on which the employees are keeping an eye. Different employee organizations have placed demands before the Commission ranging from the frequency of increasing DA to adding it to the basic pay.
Now the commotion has increased regarding the next meetings of the Commission. Meeting to be held in Chandigarh between 16 to 18 September Many issues are expected to be raised by employees and their organizations.
Why did new demand arise regarding DA?
At present the dearness allowance of central employees is revised twice a year. Changes are made in DA from January and July. But a section of employee organizations want that it should be adjusted according to the fluctuations in inflation. changes four times a year Let’s do.
The logic behind this demand is that in case of rapid change in inflation, the employees can get its effect in DA soon.
this at the moment demands of employee organizations Is. It would not be correct to consider this as a new rule approved by the government.
Different opinions on adding DA to Basic Pay
The issue of merging DA with basic salary has also come before the 8th Pay Commission. Some organizations have suggested that If there is 25 percent DA, it should be included in the basic pay.
Whereas some other organizations 50 Cent After reaching this level, there has been a demand for merger.
This means that there is no uniform proposal among the employees regarding DA merger. The final decision will be clear only after the recommendation of the Commission and the approval of the Central Government.
Fitment factor will play an important role in increasing salary.
Employee organizations are also demanding a higher increase in the fitment factor in the 8th Pay Commission. Some organizations have 3.84 It has been proposed to keep.
Fitment factor is important because it is used to revise the existing basic pay in the new pay structure. For example, just to understand, if a factor of 4 is applied on the basic pay of Rs 18,000, then the calculation comes to Rs 72,000.
But it is not right to consider this as the actual new salary. The actual salary of the employees will be known only after the final fitment factor and salary structure is decided.
Employees wanting more increment every year
Proposals regarding annual salary increase have also been placed before the Pay Commission. Some employee organizations 6 percent annual increment While it is demanded on behalf of an organization, it 7 percent A demand has come forward to do so.
If such demands are considered, it may impact the long-term salary increase of the employees. However, right now it is only at the level of demands.
Proposal for change in family unit also
Employee organizations have also raised the demand for changes in the provisions related to family unit. to the current number increased from 3 to 5 It has been proposed to do.
Along with this, issues related to pensioners are also being raised in the meetings. in these Increase in minimum pension to Rs 45,000 Demand is also included.
What do employees expect from the 8th Pay Commission?
The 8th Pay Commission was constituted in November 2025. After this, the process of taking suggestions from different employee and pensioner organizations started.
After the meetings held in Chennai, the Commission also held discussions with the concerned organizations in Puducherry. Now the eyes of the employees are fixed on the meeting in Chandigarh.
However, it is too early to say which of these demands will be accepted. The Commission will prepare its recommendations after considering the suggestions from various parties. After this the final decision will be taken at the central government level.