The Central Government has set the conditions for the 8th Pay Commission and former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjan Prabhakar Desai has been appointed as its chairperson. Now the commission will prepare its report and submit it to the government in the next 18 months.
🔹 Main points
Chairman: Justice Ranjan Prabhakar Desai (former Supreme Court judge).
Report timing: To be ready in the next 18 months.
Increase in salary and pension will be decided by fitment factor.
The factor in the 7th Commission was 2.57, now the new one is yet to be decided.
Central employees and pensioners will get direct benefits from this.
💰 What is fitment factor and its effect?
Fitment factor plays a big role in deciding the salary of government employees. It is a multiplier through which the old basic pay is converted into the new basic pay.
For example – if the basic salary of an employee is ₹35,000 and the new fitment factor is fixed at 2.11, then the new salary will be:
₹35,000 × 2.11 = ₹73,850.
This also impacts HRA, TA and other allowances as they are decided as a percentage of basic pay.
📈 Relation between DA and fitment factor
The fitment factor is not directly determined by DA (dearness allowance), but the level of DA is included in the Commission’s consideration.
If currently DA is 58% and by the time it is implemented it reaches 70%, then the Commission decides a new factor by adding its impact also.
Last time the growth factor was 24% and this time if family units are considered to be increased from 3 to 4, then there can be another increase of about 13%.
💵 Will the salary double?
No, the salary does not double completely. Basic pay increases when fitment factor is applied, but DA gets reset to zero (0%). Because of this, the total salary increases by an average of 20–25%.
👴 Pensioners also benefit
Pension is also increased with the new fitment factor.
If a pensioner gets ₹30,000 now and the new factor 2.0 is fixed, his pension will increase to about ₹60,000.
📊 Main information table
Information Details Commission Chairperson Justice Ranjan Prabhakar Desai Report period 18 months 7th Pay Commission Factor 2.57 Probable new factor 2.0 – 2.2 (estimated) Salary hike around 20–25% Beneficiaries Central employees and pensioners
❓ Question-Answer
Q1: When will the 8th Pay Commission report come?
In the next 18 months, i.e. till the early months of 2027.
Q2: What is fitment factor?
It is a multiplier by which the old basic pay is converted into the new basic pay.
Q3: Will this be the same factor for all employees?
It is likely that a similar factor may be kept as in the 7th Commission, but slightly higher for lower paid workers.
Q4: What will be the impact on pension?
Pension will also be increased by the same factor, that is, the increase in salary will be equal to the increase in pension.
Q5: What will happen if Factor 2.0 happens?
The new basic salary of a person with a basic salary of ₹ 50,000 will become ₹ 1,00,000.
