8th Pay Commission fitment factor deliberations

The India — 8th Central Pay Commission, constituted on 3 November 2025, is in its consultation phase, holding meetings with employee and pensioner organizations across India, including in Jaipur, Chennai, Puducherry, and Chandigarh, to deliberate on revisions to salaries, allowances, and pensions for central government employees. A key focus is the fitment factor, a multiplier used to convert current basic pay into revised basic pay. Employee unions have demanded fitment factors ranging from 1.83 to 4.0, with several major organizations, including the India — National Council of Joint Consultative Machinery and the All India Defence Employees Federation, seeking 3.833. The India — Seventh Central Pay Commission had applied a fitment factor of 2.57. The Commission is expected to submit its report within 18 months from its constitution, by May 2027, with implementation potentially taking until 2029-2030. The decisions are expected to benefit over 1 crore individuals, including about 50 lakh central government employees and 65 lakh pensioners. Various estimates, including from BankBazaar, project potential salary increases for employees at Levels 5-8 under different fitment factor scenarios, with gross salary increases of approximately 31% to 68% depending on the factor.