Salary hike with DA: Salary of government employees will increase at rocket speed, salary will increase by this much

News - (8th Pay Commission) There is good news for more than one crore central employees and pensioners. Actually, now there is going to be a huge increase in the basic salary and pension of the employees. Recently, the Union Cabinet has taken a big decision on Thursday. 

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has announced that now the 8th Pay Commission will be formed (8th Pay Commission update). After this decision, the faces of the employees have blossomed. 

Let us tell you that the purpose of the formation of the new pay commission is to update the salary and pension (salary hike) and allowances of central employees and pensioners. This announcement has been made a few days before Budget 2025.

What is the 8th Pay Commission?

The New Pay Commission is formed to make changes in the salary structure of government employees. This commission will make recommendations for changes in the salary, dearness allowance (DA) and pension of central government employees and retirees. In this, the basic salary and allowances of the employees will be increased according to inflation.

Employees' salary will be tripled 

Currently, government employees are getting the benefit of basic salary and other allowances under the 7th Pay Commission. Now the employees are eagerly waiting for the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. 

Let us tell you that no official announcement has been made by the government regarding the increase in basic salary (salary hike update). 

But according to the report, based on the adjustment factor, the minimum basic salary can increase from Rs 18,000 to Rs 51,480. If this happens, the basic salary of the employees will increase three times. 

What is the fitment factor and role?

This is a multiplier. The basic salary of the employees is revised on the basis of the Fitment Factor. The Fitment Factor plays an important role in the salary hike of the employees, on the basis of which salary and pension are calculated. It is increased keeping in mind the rising inflation and the needs of the government employees.  

These employees will get benefit - 

Let us tell you that after the formation of the 8th Pay Commission (8th Pay Commission update), more than 50 lakh central employees and about 65 pensioners will get the benefit of salary and pension hike. 

When will the 8th Pay Commission be implemented?

The government implements a new pay commission every ten years and the 7th Pay Commission is completing 10 years in the last month of this year. 

In such a situation, looking at the government data, the 8th Pay Commission will be implemented in 2026. Its recommendations are likely to be implemented from January 1, 2026. However, no announcement has been made by the government regarding this yet. 

When was the new pay commission implemented last time? 

The 7th Pay Commission was constituted in the year 2014. After this, the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission started in the year 2016. Crores of employees benefited from this decision of the Modi government. 

As soon as the new pay commission was implemented, there was a huge increase in the basic salary of government employees. At present, employees are getting the benefit of the 7th Pay Commission.