8th Pay Commission: Lakhs of central government employees are waiting for the 8th Pay Commission. It is believed that the commission can submit its recommendations to the government by May-June 2027. In such a situation, the question in the minds of the employees is that when will the new salary be implemented and when will they get the benefit of the increased salary? Also, how much arrears can be received if implemented late? However, no official decision has been taken yet regarding the fitment factor and new pay matrix. However, arrears can be estimated on the basis of current salary and probable fitment factor. Let us understand with an example how much arrears can be made in 12 months and how much the new basic salary can be-
Understand with example how much the salary will increase.
Suppose the current basic salary of an employee is Rs 44,900 and he works in pay level-6. If the 2.57 fitment factor of the 7th Pay Commission is also applied in the 8th Pay Commission, then the calculation of the new basic salary will be like this. Multiplying Rs 44,900 by 2.57 gives Rs 1,15,393. Rounding it to the next 100, the new estimated basic salary becomes Rs 1,15,400. That is, in this example the basic salary of the employee may increase from Rs 44,900 to Rs 1,15,400.
How much can be the arrears in 12 months?
Now let’s talk about arrears. While calculating this, one should not just look at the difference between the old and new basic salary. existing in dearness allowance That means DA will also have to be added, because currently employees are taking DA along with basic salary. In this example, DA from January to June 2026 has been considered to be 60 percent and from July to December 63 percent. During January to June, 60 percent DA i.e. Rs 26,940 is available on basic salary of Rs 44,900. In this way the total amount is Rs 71,840. Now subtracting this from the new estimated basic salary of Rs 1,15,400, the difference comes to Rs 43,560 every month. The total arrears for six months will be Rs 2,61,360. At the same time, according to 63 percent DA from July to December, it works out to Rs 28,287. The total amount including basic and DA is Rs 73,187. Subtracting this from the new estimated basic salary will result in a difference of Rs 42,213 every month. Arrears of six months will be Rs 2,53,278. In this way, by adding the amounts of both the six months, the total arrears becomes Rs 5,14,638. That means, according to this calculation, an employee with a basic salary of Rs 44,900 can get arrears of around Rs 5.14 lakh for 12 months.
If fitment factor increases, arrears will increase further.
Now if the fitment factor becomes 2.92, 3.61 or 3.83 instead of 2.57, then the amount of salary and arrears can also increase. For example, a basic salary of ₹44,900 at a fitment factor of 2.92 would be around Rs 1,31,200. Although these fitment factors are demands of employee organizations, the government has not yet approved any of them.
Expected to be implemented from January 1, 2026
This estimate does not include deductions of HRA, Transport Allowance, Income Tax, CGHS, CGEGIS and NPS. Also, it has been assumed that the basic salary of the employee remains the same throughout the year. The calculation of arrears may change upon receipt of increment, promotion or MACP. The 8th Pay Commission is expected to be considered effective from January 1, 2026. However, when will the new salary be received and from what date the arrears will be paid, it will be clear only after the final order of the government.
Source: www.livehindustan.com
