7th vs 8th Pay Commission: New salary formula in the new year, know who will get how much benefit?

8th Pay Commission Latest Update: Lakhs of central government employees have been waiting for the 8th Pay Commission for a long time. The eyes of employees as well as pensioners are fixed on how much will be the increase in their earnings due to the new pay commission and what fitment factor will be decided. According to experts, if the fitment factor of 2.15 is implemented in the 8th Pay Commission, then there may be a significant increase in the basic salary of the employees.

However, the tenure of the 7th Pay Commission ends on December 31, 2025 and the new wages are likely to be implemented from January 1, 2026, but it may take about two years for the government to approve the report. In such a situation, the employees will definitely get the arrears, but the increased salary will come only after waiting for some time.

Why is fitment factor being discussed?

Let us tell you that fitment factor is the coefficient by which the new salary is decided by multiplying the existing basic salary. According to Ramachandran Krishnamurthy, director of Nexdigm, while determining the fitment factor, many aspects like inflation, cost of living, CPI index, financial position of the government and comparison with the private sector are considered. Generally, it is decided on the basis of basic pay and grade pay that how much increment can be given to the employees. The higher the inflation, the higher is the need to keep the fitment factor.

Salary will increase more than double!

If the fitment factor is fixed at 2.15 in the 8th Pay Commission, then the direct effect of more than doubling of salary will be seen. For example, if an employee’s current basic salary is ₹18,000, then the new basic salary as per the fitment factor of 2.15 could be ₹38,700. At the same time, the salary of an employee getting basic ₹ 50,000 can increase to around ₹ 1,07,500. Not only this, since facilities like DA, HRA and pension depend on the basic salary, there will be a big jump in the total monthly income and retirement benefits as well.

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How much earning at which level?

If we talk about different levels, then level-1 has a salary of ₹ 18,000. basic salary It may increase to ₹ 38,700, in Level-6 it may increase from ₹ 35,400 to ₹ 76,110 and in Level-10 it may increase from ₹ 56,100 to around ₹ 1.20 lakh. At the same time, this increase will be even higher for senior officers. In Level-15, the basic salary of ₹1.82 lakh can increase to ₹3.91 lakh, while in Level-18, it can increase from ₹2.50 lakh to around ₹5.37 lakh. Overall, if the fitment factor of 2.15 is applied, the 8th Pay Commission government employees And can bring big relief and strong growth for pensioners.