Government Employees Salary Hike 2025: Central employees and pensioners are eagerly waiting for salary hike since the approval of the Eighth Pay Commission. Recently a report has come out that the fitment factor will be 1.92. Under which the basic salary of the employees can increase by 92 percent. Let us understand the complete calculation in the news below.
8th Pay Commission Approved
The Modi government at the Center approved the 8th Pay Commission in January 2025. Since then, speculations are being made as to how much the fitment factor will be increased and how much the salary will increase. In fact, the employees’ organization National Council-Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM-NC) has demanded from the government that the fitment factor will be made at least 2.57 or more. So that government employees can get a good salary. Now the employees are eagerly waiting for when the government will approve this demand of the employees.
How Much Will The Salary Increase If The Fitment Factor Is 2.57
JCM-NC Secretary Shiv Gopal Mishra says that when the 8th Pay Commission is implemented, the fitment factor should be 2.57 or more. Which will be similar to the 7th Pay Commission. Let us tell you that after the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission, the fitment factor was made 2.57. If the fitment factor is fixed at 2.57, then the minimum basic salary of central employees will increase by 157 percent.
Currently, government employees get a minimum basic salary of Rs 18,000 per month (Basic Salary Hike update) which can increase to Rs 46,260 per month. At the same time, the minimum pension of pensioners will also increase from Rs 9,000 to Rs 23,130 monthly.
Will The Fitment Factor Be 1.92?
Former Finance Secretary Subhash Garg says that the fitment factor of 2.86 will be high. Central employees are demanding a fitment factor of 2.86 but the government will not increase the fitment factor by this much. He further said that the government can increase the fitment factor by 1.92. If the fitment factor of 1.92 is implemented, then the minimum basic salary of government employees will increase from Rs 18,000 to Rs 34,560. According to this, the salary of the employees will increase by 92 percent.
Why Are Employees Demanding A Fitment Factor Of 2.57?
According to the National Council-Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM-NC), the 7th Pay Commission had based its decision on the 15th Indian Labor Conference held in 1957 and Dr. Aykroyd’s minimum living wage formula. But in view of today’s inflation and expenses, it has become outdated. The 7th Pay Commission had set a consumption standard of 3 units to decide the need-based salary. But the 8th Pay Commission should make it 5 units. So that, dependent parents can also be included. Mishra argued that in view of the increasing cost of internet, higher education, health and digital services, the fitment factor should be 2.57 or more.
When Will The 8th Pay Commission Be Implemented
The 7th Pay Commission was constituted in the year 2014 and its recommendations were implemented in the year 2016. And the government implements a new pay commission every ten years, according to that, the tenure of the 7th Pay Commission is ending in the last month of this year. It is expected that the government can implement the 8th Pay Commission (8th Pay Commission latest update) from January 1, 2026. However, according to some media reports, there may be a delay in this. On 16 January 2025, the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the 8th Pay Commission. However, the names of its chairman and members have not been announced yet.
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