8th Pay Commission: Teachers and postmen have demanded a big salary increase regarding the 8th Pay Commission. Teachers have demanded basic salary of Rs 1.34 lakh and postman Rs 1.12 lakh. Know how fitment factor, DA, HRA and new salary will be decided.
After the announcement of the 8th Pay Commission by the Central Government, new expectations and many questions have arisen among lakhs of central employees and pensioners across the country. The biggest question is, how much will the salary increase this time?
Different organizations of government employees have started putting forward their demands before the government. Somewhere there is a demand to increase the basic salary, while somewhere there is talk of major changes in fitment factor, annual increment and allowances. Especially the demands of teachers and postal department employees have further intensified this debate. Now every employee wants to understand on what basis the government decides to increase the salary and what kind of changes are possible in the 8th Pay Commission.
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Teachers’ demand: Basic salary should be up to Rs 1.34 lakh
Teachers have placed many important demands before the government regarding the 8th Pay Commission. The most prominent demand among these is to increase the basic salary of entry level teachers i.e. Level-6 employees to Rs 1,34,500 per month. Along with this, a proposal has also been made to fix the minimum salary for Level-1 employees between Rs 50,000 to Rs 60,000. This is considered to be a big change compared to the current salary system. The demands of teachers are not limited to just salary. He has also demanded amendments in allowances, insurance cover and annual salary increase.
Most emphasis on increasing fitment factor
Fitment factor plays the most important role in increasing salary. This is the basis on which the new basic salary is decided. Teachers have demanded that the fitment factor be increased from the current 2.57 to between 2.62 to 3.83. If this happens, there may be a big increase in the total salary of the employees. Apart from this, it has also been suggested to increase the annual increment from the current 3 percent to 6 to 7 percent, so that there can be a better increase in income every year.
Big demand for postman and mail guard also
Organizations associated with the postal department have also submitted a memorandum to the government demanding salary increase. Federation of National Postal Organizations (FNPO) has demanded to increase the minimum basic salary of entry level i.e. Level-1 employees to Rs 69,000, whereas at present it is Rs 18,000.
The biggest demand has been placed for Postman and Mail Guard (Level-5), where it has been proposed to increase the existing basic salary of Rs 25,500 to Rs 1.12 lakh. This increase reflects employee expectations and inflationary pressures.
FNPO demands: 3.83 fitment factor should be implemented
FNPO has demanded implementation of 3.83 fitment factor for all employees. In the 7th Pay Commission it was 2.57. Since the new salary and pension are decided on the basis of this factor, the increase in it will have a direct impact on the income of lakhs of employees. The organization has also said that the current 3 percent annual increment is not sufficient to keep up with today’s inflation. In view of the needs like rising rents, health expenses and children’s education in cities, an increase of up to 6 percent is necessary.
On what basis does the government increase salary?
Now the question is, how does the government decide the salary increase? To decide the salary of central employees, the Pay Commission takes into account many technical and economic factors. First of all, the existing basic pay is multiplied by a fixed fitment factor, which results in the new basic pay. After this, allowances like Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA) and Transport Allowance (TA) are added to it. That means, not only the basic salary, but the final salary is decided keeping in mind the entire pay structure.
These factors decide your new salary
- Fitment Factor: This is a coefficient, which is applied on the existing basic pay to decide the new basic salary. This is the biggest deciding factor.
- Pay Matrix: In the 7th Pay Commission, the pay matrix system was introduced in place of the old pay band and grade pay. In this, the salary structure is fixed from level 1 to level 18.
- Allowances: Apart from basic salary, Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA) and Transport Allowance (TA) also affect the total salary.
Employees now keep an eye on the government’s decision
The final recommendations regarding the 8th Pay Commission are yet to come, but the expectations of the employees are continuously increasing. Be it teachers, postmen or other central employees, every section wants better salaries, stronger social security and improvement in income in line with inflation. Now everyone’s eyes are on the government to see how serious it takes these demands. It is clear that the 8th Pay Commission is not just an issue of salary increase, but is going to be a big decision related to the economic stability and future of millions of families.
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