Deliciousness is expected to dawn on central employees and pensioners as regards the bumper increase in their salary and pension during the salary revision. The employees got a huge increase in salary during the 7th Pay Commission, but the salary in the 8th Pay Commission will be increased in a manner that has a maximum effect on the salary. The linear-fitment factor will push the salary up to three times more than that being enjoyed by government employees.
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While revising the pays of employees, many factors, like inflation, are considered. Fitment is one among them. Shiv Gopal Mishra talked much about the increasing fitment factor under the Eighth Pay Commission, Secretary of the National Council of Joint Consultative Machinery (NCJCM), which works for employee interests; that should be an increase in the minimum salary of central employees to 51,451.
First, understand what the fitment factor is.
Fitment factor is some kind of coefficient. By using it, government revise salary as well as pension. This is how the basis increases the salary of the employees. In the 7th Pay Commission, it was recommended that the fitment factor come to 2.57. And in the 8th Pay Commission, it is being suggested to increase it further according to the rising inflation.
According to him, the fitment factor should be 2.86. At the same time, the fitment factor was as such in the 7th Pay Commission-2.57 and it was implemented by the Central Government. In the 7th Pay Commission, the minimum salary-basic salary hike-of the employees increased from 7000 to 17900 rupees directly.
This time if the fitment factor is made 2.86, then automatically going to give salary rise of more than three times. The minimum salary that is paid to the employees would go up from Rs 17990 to Rs 51451. According to this, the minimum salary will increase from 34 to 35 thousand rupees.
Shiv Gopal Mishra said that we are demanding the fitment factor to be 2.86. At the same time, how much the salary will increase will depend on further recommendations. However, according to him, such news is false.
What’s the Update on the Eighth Pay Commission?
Employees are hoping that the government will increase their salary by forming the Eighth Pay Commission (Update on 8th Pay Commission). However, it is to bring to the notice of everyone that, as of now, the Indian government has been silent on the matter of the 8th Pay Commission. The formation of the 8th Pay Commission is most likely to be that which is done in 2026.
