8th Pay Commission, The central government has approved the 8th Pay Commission, under which the current and retired central employees will be revised according to inflation rate in allowances, pension and salary.
This was announced by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav in January, but since then there is a lot of discussion about what benefits are likely and when it will be implemented. Explain that the future steps depend on the ‘terms of reference’ or TOR. However, about this, Shiv Gopal Mishra, secretary of the employee side of the National Council-United Advisory System, has told NDTV Profit that it is expected to be ‘approved’ as soon as possible.
What is detail
How the salary of a central employee is structured and how TOR affects him. Let’s know in details …
Salary structure of central government employees
The salary of a government employee includes basic salary, dearness allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA) and transport allowance. According to a report by Ambit Institutional Equities, the basic salary of employees is 51.5 percent of their total income-
DA about 30.9 percent,
HRA around 15.4 percent and
Travel allowance is about 2.2 percent.
Know what is Tor, why is it needed?
Tor is a structure that defines the workspace of the Pay Commission and specifies the areas in which it has to make recommendations. In the absence of Tor, the Commission does not get official recognition and is unable to start its work, which makes it extremely important for the implementation of the Pay Commission. Without this, decisions will not be applied on the amendments made by the Commission, including basic pay structure, allowances, pension amendments and other changes.
When will the Eighth Pay Commission submit its recommendations?
According to a report by Embit Institutional Equities, the eighth pay commission recommendations are expected to be submitted by the end of 2025 and is expected to be implemented from January 2026. However, the actual implementation report will depend on the completion of the report, the government being submitted and its recommendations.
Who will benefit from the Eighth Pay Commission?
The report said that the eighth Pay Commission recommendations are expected to be implemented in FY 27 and this is likely to increase government salary and pension by 30-34 percent. This is expected to benefit more than one crore central government employees and retired employees – about 50 lakh central government employees, including defense personnel; And about 65 lakh central government pensioners, including defense retired employees.