8th Pay Commission Latest Update: If you yourself are a central government employee or there is a central employee in your family, then this news is of use to you. About 50 lakh central employees and 65 lakh pensioners are eagerly waiting for the Eighth Pay Commission.
Its implementation will benefit both employees and pensioners. The term of the Seventh Pay Commission will end in January 2026 and after that the Eighth Pay Commission is to be implemented. But till now the 8th Pay Commission has not been constituted by the government.
Ready to discuss hike before formation of commission
Now the National Council-Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM) representing the central employees is ready to discuss the salary hike before the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. The new salary structure for central employees and pensioners will be decided by the 8th Pay Commission. The salary of the employees will be revised on the basis of this structure. The central employees demand that this time also the fitment factor should be kept at 2.86 by the 7th Pay Commission. However, some media reports have claimed to keep it at 1.13.
What is the new proposal?
National Council-Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM) suggested that the minimum salary should be calculated on the basis of a family of five members, which also includes elderly parents. Currently, in the 7th Pay Commission, the earning male of the family is considered to be 1 unit, the wife 0.8 unit and two children 0.6-0.6 units. NC-JCM says that taking care of elderly parents is a moral and legal responsibility. Therefore, there is a need to change the calculation.
NC-JCM has recommended increasing pension after every 5 years.
There has been a demand to merge some salary structures so that there is no hindrance in the salary. There is also a proposal to merge Level 1 with Level 2, Level 3 with Level 4 and Level 5 with Level 6. This will give career growth and better salary to the employees. Apart from this, NC-JCM has also recommended restoring the changed part of the pension after 12 years and increasing the pension after every five years. This demand is based on the advice of the Parliamentary Standing Committee. This will provide relief to the pensioners on the money front.
When will the commission be implemented?
The terms and conditions (ToR) related to the Eighth Pay Commission are expected to be approved by the end of August 2025. The commission may take one and a half years to give its recommendations. After this, the government will also take three to nine months to approve it. The cost of expenditure on this is expected to be Rs 2.4 to 3.2 lakh crore. NC-JCM is a platform for dialogue between employees and the government. In this, officers and employee union leaders work towards solving any problem.
