Lottery of government employees! The biggest good news on 8th Pay Commission, know when your salary will increase and how much arrear amount you will get.

A very big news is coming for lakhs of central government employees and pensioners. Now the hustle and bustle has intensified for the employees who have been waiting for the 8th Pay Commission for a long time. The Drafting Committee of the National Council (JCM), the largest body of central employee organizations, has called an important meeting. This meeting is going to be held on April 13, 2026, in which the final memorandum related to the salary and allowances of the employees will be discussed.

Committee will gather in New Delhi, future will be decided

NC-JCM Secretary Shiv Gopal Mishra has written a letter to the drafting committee members informing them about this meeting. This meeting will start at 11 am at JP Choubey Memorial Library, State Entry Road, New Delhi. Let us tell you that this is the continuation of the previous meeting held on March 12. The main objective of this meeting is to finalize all the issues that are to be placed before the 8th Pay Commission. The Commission has given time till April 30, 2026 to submit the memorandum.

Big decision will be taken on salary and pension

According to KC Sreekumar of All India Defense Employees Federation (AIDEF), the final touch can be given to the joint memorandum in this meeting on April 13. This will include the demands related to salary, pension and allowances of employees of various departments like Railways, Defence, Postal, Income Tax and Audit. Employee organizations have also prepared their opinion on the Commission’s questionnaire, so that a strong case can be presented before the Central Government.

Latest updates of 8th Pay Commission

Many big steps have been taken in this direction in the last one month. The process of submission of memorandum started from March 5 and the date for submission of questionnaire was extended to March 31. The government has made it clear in the Parliament that the report of the 8th Pay Commission is expected to come within the next 18 months from November 2025. Besides, the Commission’s visit to Uttarakhand has also been announced on March 30, which clearly shows that the work is going on at full speed.

How much will your salary increase?

The biggest question in the mind of every employee is how much will the salary increase. All this will depend on the ‘Fitment Factor’. While employee organizations are demanding a fitment factor of 3.15, experts believe that it can be more than 2.50. However, the exact increase in salary will be known only when the government finalizes the fitment factor, which may take about a year.

What is the demand regarding arrears and DA?

Employees and pensioners organizations want that the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission should be implemented from January 1, 2026. At present, Dearness Allowance (DA) has reached 58 percent and there is a demand that it should be merged into Basic Pay. Since the tenure of the 7th Pay Commission has ended on December 31, 2025, it is believed that the arrears will be received from January 1, 2026 only. However, the government order is still awaited for official announcement.