The Union Government, in a welcome move for over 45 lakh Central Government employees and around 55 lakh central government pensioners has recently declared setting up of the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC). Looking at the stance of the PM Modi led central government and the recommendations of the 7th CPC, setting up of the 8th CPC was looking unlikely. However, sudden approval of the 8th pay commission by the PM Modi Cabinet was a surprise for employees.
With the declaration of the 8th CPC, the biggest question doing rounds among the Government employees is the ‘Fitment factor/Multiplication factor’ which the 8th CPC will propose. ‘Fitment factor/ Multiplication factor’ is the number by which Basic pay of the existing employees is multiplied to arrive at the new Basic pay in the revised pay structure. In simple terms, higher the multiplication factor, higher will be the Baisc pay in the revised pay commission. The fitment factor in the 7th CPC was 2.57.
As of now, there is no confirmed news about the fitment factor in the 8th CPC. But, from the news received from the sources and expected calculations made by 8thcpc.com it is expected that the new fitment factor will be somewhere in the range 1.82 – 1.86. Logical assumptions for these figures are as follows:
Current DA – 53%
Expected DA on 01.01.2026 – 60%
Expected rise to be provided by 8CPC – 14% to 16%
As on 01.01.2026, Basic (suppose Rs. 100) + DA (as per 7th CPC) = 100+60= 160
14% increment on 160 = 182.4
16% increment on 160 = 185.6
As you can see, the expected increment assumed in the logic is 14% to 16% and going by the attitude of the BJP governments in the past towards the government employees, it is quite a fair assumption. However, in the present market conditions, such a rise of 1.82 – 1.86 times would be decent if the rate of HRA is maintained at present levels.
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