8th Pay Commission: The eyes of government employees are fixed on the 8th Pay Commission. About 50 lakh employees and 65 lakh pensioners will benefit from this commission. No official announcement has been made yet as to when this commission will be implemented.

In this regard, experts believe that the main basis of salary increase will be Fitment Factor. The committee headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai will decide on this fitment factor. It is estimated that this factor may range between 1.92 to 2.86.

Possible model of salary calculation

If the fitment factor is applied at different levels, then a big jump can be seen in the basic salary, which is as follows-

pay level	Current Basic (7th CPC)	Potential Basic (2.15 Factor)	Potential Basic (2.86 Factor)
level 1	₹18,000	₹38,700	₹51,480
level 6	₹35,400	₹76,110	₹1,01,244
level 10	₹56,100	₹1,20,615	₹1,60,446
level 18	₹2,50,000	₹5,37,500	₹7,15,000

When will the new rule be implemented?

According to experts, the Pay Commission may take around 18 months to submit its report. It is expected that this process will be completed by the second half of 2027. However, as per the rules, it can be considered effective from January 1, 2026, which means that the employees can also get the arrears of the previous months.