Big update for central employees: Will some employees be left out of the 8th Pay Commission? Know what will be the impact on salary and allowances: – ..

News India Live, Digital Desk: The eyes of millions of central employees and pensioners of India are at this time 8th pay commission Are based on the formation of. Some recent media reports have claimed that the government is considering keeping certain categories of employees out of the purview of this new pay commission. If this happens, the possible increase in their salary and allowances may come to a halt.

What is the whole matter? Who could be out?

Usually, a new pay commission is constituted every 10 years, but a different kind of churning is going on within the government regarding the 8th Pay Commission.

Performance Based Pay: There is talk that instead of increasing the salary equally for all employees, the government can now make ‘performance-based’ hike the basis.

Outsourced and Contract Workers: According to reports, employees who are not directly on the central government payroll or who are on ‘contract’ may be kept away from the benefits of the 8th Pay Commission.

Lower Grade Employees: Some experts believe that the government may adopt a ‘fixed formula’ for salary hike, which may affect the direct salary increase of some grades of employees.

What will be the impact on salary and allowances?

If employees are excluded from the purview of the 8th Pay Commission, they may lose out on the following benefits:

Fitment Factor: The increase in basic salary of employees depends on the fitment factor. Without this, it is difficult to get a big jump in salary.

Dearness Allowance (DA Hike): After the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission, there has been a tradition of merging DA with the basic salary, which increases the take-home salary.

House Rent Allowance (HRA): With the new pay commission, HRA rates also change.

Government’s stance so far

At present the government has not officially announced the date of formation of the 8th Pay Commission. According to sources in the Finance Ministry, the government’s full attention is currently budget 2026 And on controlling fiscal deficit. However, employee unions have started putting pressure on the government to announce the commission as soon as possible so that preparations can be made to implement it from January 2026.