8th Pay Commission calculator: What can Level 6-8 salaries be at 2.0, 2.15, 2.28 and 2.57 fitment factors?

The 8th Pay Commission will start its next meetings with stakeholders in Bengaluru, Karnataka, from October 7. Simultaneously, the commission has also been asking various departments and ministries to submit their employee-related data for report preparation. The departments and ministries are instructing their top officials to submit this data. Early this month, the Central Public Works Department headquarters also asked subordinate offices under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to submit Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme data for the 8th Pay Commission.

Meetings and data from various departments will lead to the formation of the 8th Pay Commission report, which will contain recommendations on central government employees’ pay and pension revisions.

Once notified, employees will receive arrears for the delay in notifying the report and the revised pay under the new fitment factor. In this write-up, we will look at how much basic salary Level 6-8 employees may get under 2.0, 2.15, 2.28 and 2.57 fitment factors in the 8th Pay Commission.


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What are employee and pensioner bodies’ pay recommendations to the 8th Pay Commission?

The National Council of the Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM), the main central government employee body, has recommended a 3.833 fitment factor to the 8th Pay Commission. It means that the Rs 18,000 minimum salary under the 7th Pay Commission will reach Rs 69,000 under the 8th CPC.

Many other organisations such as the All India Defence Employees’ Federation (AIDEF), the Federation of National Postal Organisations (FNPO) and All India New Pension Scheme Employees’ Federation have also toed the NC-JCM’s line, recommending a 3.83 fitment factor each.

Indian Railways' Technical Supervisors' Association (IRTSA), on the other hand, has recommended as many as five fitment factors for different levels of employees, with the minimum being 2.92 and the maximum being 4.38. The fitment factors in the 6th and 7th Pay Commissions were 1.86 and 2.57, respectively. Going by the record, fitment factors of 2.92, 3.83 or 4.38 look quite high.

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Organisation	Proposed minimum pay for 8th CPC	Proposed fitment factor for 8th CPC
National Council of the Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM)	Rs 69,000	3.833
All India Defence Employees' Federation (AIDEF)	Rs 69,000	3.833
Federation of National Postal Organisations (FNPO)	Rs 69,000	3.833
All India New Pension Scheme Employees Federation (AINPSEF)	Rs 69,000	3.833
Indian Railways' Technical Supervisors' Association (IRTSA)	Multiple with minimum at Rs 52,560	2.92, 3.50, 3.80, 4.09, 4.38
Delhi government school teachers	Rs 47,210	2.62
Chennai GPO Pensioners	Rs 68,000	3.77
Bharat Pensioners Samaj (BPS)	Rs 69,000	3.833

What can be the fitment factor for the 8th Pay Commission?

Manjeet Singh Patel, National President, AINSPEF, says that going by the current dearness allowance and pay-related factors, a 2.1 fitment factor appears to be a strong possibility for the 8th Pay Commission.

However, the fitment factor will be known once the government notifies the pay commission report.

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8th Pay Commission salary estimates for Level 6-8 employees

As per the 7th Pay Commission pay scales, minimum basic pay for Level 6, 7 and 8 employees are Rs 35,400, Rs 44,900 and Rs 47,600, respectively.

Pay Level	Basic Pay
Level 6	₹ 35,400
Level 7	₹ 44,900
Level 8	₹ 47,600

Assuming 8th Pay Commission fitment factors of 2.0, 2.15, 2.28 and 2.57, we will calculate the estimated revised minimum basic pay for Level 6, 7 and 8 employees.

8th CPC Level 6 salary estimates at 2.0, 2.15, 2.28 and 2.57 fitment factors

Current basic	₹ 35,400
Revised at 2x	₹ 70,800
Revised at 2.15x	₹ 76,110
Revised at 2.28x	₹ 80,712
Revised at 2.57x	₹ 90,978

8th CPC Level 6 salary estimates at 2.0, 2.15, 2.28 and 2.57 fitment factors

Current basic	₹ 44,900
Revised at 2x	₹ 89,800
Revised at 2.15x	₹ 96,535
Revised at 2.28x	₹ 1,02,372
Revised at 2.57x	₹ 1,15,393

8th CPC Level 6 salary estimates at 2.0, 2.15, 2.28 and 2.57 fitment factors

Current basic	₹ 47,600
Revised at 2x	₹ 95,200
Revised at 2.15x	₹ 1,02,340
Revised at 2.28x	₹ 1,08,528
Revised at 2.57x	₹ 1,22,332