Great news for central employees and pensioners! Now things are moving forward rapidly regarding the long awaited 8th Pay Commission. Since the formation of the Commission, its work has gained momentum and now everyone’s eyes are on how big a jump there will be in the salaries of the employees. If you are also a Central Government employee, then this update is very important for you.
How is the work of 8th Pay Commission going on?
The 8th Pay Commission is doing its work with full dedication. The Commission has so far completed 9 rounds of important meetings with stakeholders in various states and union territories of the country. In its recent meeting held in Kolkata on July 9 and 10, the pay panel took suggestions directly from employees and their organizations on salary revision, pension, allowances and other financial issues. This process shows that the Commission is very serious about the report.
When will we get the final report?
If we talk about the time frame, this commission was duly constituted on 3 November 2025 after getting approval from the Cabinet in January 2025. The government has given it a target to submit the report within 18 months. So far 8 months have passed and about 10 months are left. It is estimated that the Commission will submit its final report to the government by mid-2027. With the arrival of this report, the fate of about 50 lakh central employees and 70 lakh pensioners of the country is expected to change.
How much will be the big jump in salary?
The employee unions have put forward their demands very strongly before the government. The most important demand is for ‘3.83 fitment factor’. If the government approves this, then a historic jump can be seen in the minimum basic salary.
Understand the possible changes from the table given below:
| Current Basic Pay (₹) | Expected Basic Pay with Fitment Factor (₹) 3.83 |
| 18,000 | 68,940 (about 69,000) |
| 25,500 | 97,665 |
| 35,400 | 1,35,582 |
| 44,900 | 1,71,967 |
| 56,100 | 2,14,863 |
Apart from this, the employee unions have also demanded increase in House Rent Allowance (HRA) from the current rates to 40%, 35% and 30% respectively.
What will happen to DA arrears?
The best news is that the 8th Pay Commission is expected to be implemented with retrospective effect from January 1, 2026. This means that employees can get the benefit of arrears of Dearness Allowance (DA). Whatever DA increase under the 7th Pay Commission from July 2026 onwards is likely to be received by the employees in the form of arrears after the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission.
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