Archive · 24 Aug 2026
8th Pay Commission May Reshape Salaries Beyond Fitment Factor
The 8th Pay Commission is studying how much central government employees and pensioners should be paid.
It will hold meetings in Jaipur on 31 August and 1 September.
Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai leads the commission.
The earlier 7th Pay Commission changed the way salaries were organized by creating a Pay Matrix.
It also used a 2.57 fitment factor and raised minimum basic pay to ₹18,000.
It reviewed many allowances and changed housing allowance rules.
Annual increments stayed at 3% under the 7th Commission.
The new commission may change several parts of pay, not just the fitment factor.
The 8th Pay Commission will hold consultations in Jaipur on 31 August and 1 September.
Headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, the panel is reviewing central government salaries, allowances and pensions.
The 7th Pay Commission replaced pay bands and grade pay with a Pay Matrix.
The 7th Commission recommended a 2.57 fitment factor and increased minimum basic pay to ₹18,000.
The 8th Commission could revise pay levels, allowances and increments, with its report expected by May-June 2027.
- Who
- The 8th Pay Commission, headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, is reviewing pay for central government employees and pensioners.
- What
- The commission is examining salaries, allowances and pensions and may recommend changes to pay levels, minimum pay, fitment and increments.
- When
- It will meet on 31 August and 1 September; its final report is expected by May-June 2027.
- Where
- The meetings will take place in Jaipur, Rajasthan, following consultations in West Bengal, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi and Ladakh.
- Why
- The review is intended to determine how central government pay, benefits and pensions should be revised.
- Commission chair
- Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
- Jaipur meetings
- 31 August and 1 September
- Expected report
- May-June 2027
- Previous fitment factor
- 2.57 under the 7th Pay Commission
- Minimum basic pay
- Raised from ₹7,000 to ₹18,000 under the 7th Pay Commission
- Allowance review
- 197 allowances were reviewed; 53 were recommended for abolition and 37 for subsumption
- Annual increment
- Retained at 3% under the 7th Pay Commission