The 8th Pay Commission is a much-awaited implementation for central government employees and pensioners. While they are enthusiastic about the potential salary and pension hike, they are somewhat concerned about whether the government will slash certain allowances. Unverified reports have suggested the removal of some allowances.
Will There Be A Salary Hike After the 8th Pay Commission Implementation?
We saw that 7th Pay Commission implemented a fitment factor of 2.57, which made the salaries of government employees and pensioners increase by an average of 23.55 per cent. Earlier, the Sixth Pay Commission had also implemented a fitment factor of 1.86.
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Hence, the employees are expecting a salary hike in of central employees will increase in the 8th Pay Commission (8th Pay Commission Salary Hike). Experts believe that this time the fitment factor in the 8th Pay Commission is expected to be between 1.83 to 2.86. In such a situation, the salary can increase by about 13% to 34%.
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It is estimated that about 49 lakh central employees and 65 lakh pensioners across the country will benefit from the 8th Pay Commission. Now everyone's eyes are on when the government decides the date of formation and implementation of the commission.
Which All Allowances Will Be Slashed
There Is no official confirmation regarding this had been rolled out. However, experts believe that below allowances may be affected:
- Travel Allowance
- Special Duty Allowance
- Small Level Regional Allowances
- Old departmental allowances (such as typing/clerical allowance)
- This time also the government's aim behind removing them is to make the salary structure simple and easy to understand.
Effect On Employees
Reduction of allowances in does not mean that the total income of the employees will decrease. The 8th Pay Commission salary structure can be simplified by combining similar allowances. This time, more focus may be given to the basic salary and dearness allowance (DA), while smaller allowances could be removed.
Expectations From 8th Pay Commission
A Financial Express report says that the 7th Pay Commission can be adopted in the 8th Pay Commission as well. According to the expert analysis, upgraded digitalisation and new administrative systems, many allowances can be ignored. And as a result these unnecessary allowances can be abolished.
The salary structure (8th Pay Commission salary structure) can be made easier by adding similar allowances. This time more attention can be given to basic salary and dearness allowance (DA) and small allowances can be removed.
When Will The 8th Pay Commission be implemented?
Central government employees and pensioners believe that the 8th Pay Commission will be implemented from January 2026. No Official announcements have been made yet.