8th Pay Commission: When will the employees get the arrears, how much will the salary increase? Will pension be equal to salary?

8th Pay Commission: The discussion regarding the 8th Pay Commission has intensified among central government employees and pensioners. It may take time for the Commission’s recommendations to be implemented, but it is believed that this delay may prove to be a beneficial deal for the employees.

If the recommendations are implemented in 2027, lakhs of employees may get several months of outstanding arrears in lump sum. On the other hand, pensioners have made a big proposal, under which there has been a demand for increase in pension with increasing age.

Opportunity to give suggestions till June 15

The Eighth Pay Commission has extended the last date for seeking suggestions and demands from employee organizations, unions and pensioner groups to June 15, 2026. The Commission has made it clear that no further extension of time will be given after this.

Let us tell you that the 8th Pay Commission was constituted in November 2025. The commission has been given 18 months to prepare its report. In such a situation, its recommendations may come out by mid-2027. According to the rules, after the end of the tenure of the 7th Pay Commission, the 8th Pay Commission should be considered effective from January 1, 2026.

Why do employees expect arrears?

If the government implements the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission around April 2027, then employees can get the outstanding salary i.e. arrears from January 2026 till its implementation. This means that there may be a possibility of getting the arrears of about 15 months together.

How much arrears can be received?

Now the question arises that how much arrears can be received, then in some reports it is being claimed that after the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission, employees can get arrears ranging from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 14 lakh. However, this will completely depend on the fitment factor. A fitment factor of 2.57 was implemented in the 7th Pay Commission. This time the employee organizations are demanding 3.68 fitment factor. If the government accepts this demand, there may be a big increase in the salaries of the employees.

New demand of pensioners

Government employee unions and the staff side of the National Council JCM have proposed an age-based pension system before the panel headed by former Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai. According to this-

• At the age of 65 years – 70% of last basic salary (LPD)
• At the age of 70 years – 75% of last basic salary
• At the age of 75 years – 80% of the last basic salary
• At the age of 80 years – 85% of the last basic salary
• At the age of 85 – 90% of last basic salary
• At the age of 90 years or more – 100% of the last basic salary (ie, pension equal to salary).

Can pension ever be equal to one’s salary?

Generally, pension may not be equal to the initial salary received during employment, as the country’s pension system fixes the payout based on a maximum of 50% of the employee’s last basic salary.

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