7th Pay Commission: Central government employees and pensioners are eagerly waiting for the 8th Pay Commission. The 7th Pay Commission was implemented in the country from January 1, 2016. This benefited about 1 crore people. Since the Pay Commission is implemented every 10 years, it is now expected that the Narendra Modi government at the Center will implement the 8th Pay Commission from January 1, 2026. This is expected to bring major changes in the minimum wage and pension.
7th Pay Commission should end on 31 December 2025
However, it was not mentioned in the 7th Pay Commission that its term is going to end on December 31, 2025. In such a situation, a large section is worried whether the new pay commission will be implemented in 10 years this time or not. The government has also not given any information about the 8th Pay Commission yet. In the last one year, several times the employee unions have demanded the central government to clarify the situation. When Finance Secretary TV Somanathan was questioned about this after the budget, he said that we still have enough time for this work.
The minimum salary was Rs 18,000 and the pension was Rs 9,000
During the shift from 6th Pay Commission to 7th Pay Commission, the employee union had demanded that the fitment factor in salary revision be kept at 3.68, but the government kept it at 2.57. With the help of the fitment factor, the minimum salary of central employees increased from Rs 7000 to Rs 18000. Apart from this, the minimum pension also increased from Rs 3500 to Rs 9000. The maximum salary of the working employees increased to Rs 2.50 lakh and the maximum pension also increased to Rs 1.25 lakh.
Minimum salary can be Rs 34,560 and pension Rs 17,280
Now if the demand of the employee union is accepted in the 8th Pay Commission, then the fitment factor can be made 1.92. With its help, the minimum salary of government employees in the country can increase from Rs 18 thousand to Rs 34,560 and the minimum pension can reach Rs 17,280. This will provide great relief to the employees and pensioners who are facing the brunt of inflation.
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