A very big news is coming for the central government employees and pensioners. The tenure of the 7th Pay Commission is going to end on 31 December 2025. This means that from January 1, 2026, government employees can get the biggest gift of the New Year. Crores of people wait for the Pay Commission formed every 10 years because it decides how much will be the increase in your basic salary and pension.
The Fitment Factor Game: How to Increase Your Earnings?
Whenever the Pay Commission presents its report, ‘fitment factor’ plays the most important role in it. This is the multiplier by which your basic salary is decided. If we look at history, in the Sixth Pay Commission the salary was increased by 1.92 times due to the fitment factor of 1.92. At the same time, in the Seventh Pay Commission, it was increased to Rs. 2.57, due to which there was a huge jump in the salary of the employees. Now everyone’s eyes are on what will be this magical figure in the 8th Pay Commission.
In the Government of India, employees are divided into grades ranging from Level 1 to Level 18. Level 1 includes Group-D employees, while Level 18 is the most powerful post i.e. Cabinet Secretary. Between these two there are 16 different groups which fall in A, B, C and D categories.
Experts’ opinion: How much can be the fitment factor?
How is the fitment factor decided? On this, Ramachandran Krishnamurthy, Director (Payroll Services), Nexdigm, says that the financial condition and organizational needs are considered to decide this. At the same time, Manjit Singh Patel, National President of All India NPS Employees Federation, has expressed a big possibility. According to him, the probable fitment factor for the 8th Pay Commission 2.13 It is possible In this, aspects like 58% current dearness allowance (DA), future increase and annual increment have been taken into consideration.
Level 1 to 18: Understand the complete mathematics of salary
If we look at the current 7th Pay Commission basic pay, Level 1 starts at ₹18,000, while Level 18 salary is ₹2,50,000. Let us know how much money will increase in your pocket when different fitment factors are applied:
If fitment factor remains 1.92: In this situation, the basic salary of a Level 1 employee will increase to ₹ 34,560 (i.e. a direct increase of ₹ 16,560). At the same time, the salary of a level 18 officer will reach ₹ 4,80,000.
If fitment factor is 2.15: If the government increases it a little further, the Level 1 salary will be ₹38,700, an increase of ₹20,700. With an increase of ₹64,515, the total basic salary of Level 10 employees can be ₹1,20,615. At the highest level 18, this salary can go up to ₹ 5,37,500.
If fitment factor 2.57 applied (bumper bang): If the same fitment factor as the 7th Pay Commission is repeated, then the basic salary of Level 1 will be ₹46,260, which is a huge increase of ₹28,260 directly. The salary of level 18 officers can reach up to ₹6,42,500.
Overall, the year 2026 may prove to be a complete change in the financial condition of central employees. However, the final decision will be clear only after the report of the commission and the approval of the government.
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