8th Pay Commission salary hike: Up to 338% salary increase and 5 fitment factors; Railway employee body’s demands decoded
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8th Pay Commission salary demands
For its 8th Pay Commission-related (8th CPC) demands, the Indian Railway Technical Supervisors' Association (IRTSA) is advocating for a major compensation revision modification. The Railway association has proposed several fitment factors for different levels of employees. The demand for these fitment factors, ranging from 2.92 to 4.38, is in contrast to the majority of other employee and pension associations that have recommended one fitment factor each to the 8th Pay Commission.
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What are the different fitment factors that IRTSA has proposed to the 8th Pay Commission (8th CPC)?
IRTSA has submitted its recommendations to the 8th Pay Commission, suggesting that the government should move away from the one-fitment-factor-for-all approach followed in earlier pay commissions.
Instead, it has proposed five separate fitment factors based on employee pay levels.
Instead, it has proposed five separate fitment factors based on employee pay levels.
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IRTSA has proposed these 5 fitment factors to 8th CPC
Level 1-5 - 2.92
Level 6-8 - 3.50
Level 9-12 - 3.80
Level 13-16 - 4.09
Level 17-18 - 4.38
Level 6-8 - 3.50
Level 9-12 - 3.80
Level 13-16 - 4.09
Level 17-18 - 4.38
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IRTSA proposes new cadre structure for railway technical supervisors
The Railway technical employee body has also suggested a new cadre structure for technical supervisors with the following starting pays-
Junior Engineer - Level-7 - Rs 1,57,400
Senior Section Engineer (Gr-B) - Level-8 - Rs 1,66,800
Asst Manager (Gr-B) - Level-9 - Rs 2,01,600
Manager (Gr-B) - Level-10 - Rs 2,13,000
Senior Manager (Gr-A) - Level-11 - Rs 2,57,000
Junior Engineer - Level-7 - Rs 1,57,400
Senior Section Engineer (Gr-B) - Level-8 - Rs 1,66,800
Asst Manager (Gr-B) - Level-9 - Rs 2,01,600
Manager (Gr-B) - Level-10 - Rs 2,13,000
Senior Manager (Gr-A) - Level-11 - Rs 2,57,000
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What is the fitment factor?
The fitment factor in a pay commission is a multiplier used for salary and pension revisions of central government employees.
Under the 7th Pay Commission, a fitment factor of 2.57 was arrived at for all employees. This means that central government employees’ 6th Pay Commission basic pays were multiplied by 2.57 to decide the revised salaries.
Under the 7th Pay Commission, a fitment factor of 2.57 was arrived at for all employees. This means that central government employees’ 6th Pay Commission basic pays were multiplied by 2.57 to decide the revised salaries.
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How revised salaries of Railway technical employees may be calculated at different fitment factors
Here are the examples of how the proposed fitment factors may work for Railway technical employees-
Level 1-5 employee
If an employee's current basic pay is Rs 20,000 and the proposed fitment factor is 2.92, their revised pay will be= Rs 20,000 × 2.92 = Rs 58,400
Level 6-8 employee
If the current basic pay is Rs 45,000 and the proposed fitment factor is 3.50, the revised pay will be Rs 45,000 × 3.50 = Rs 1,57,500
Level 13-16 employee
If the current basic pay is Rs 1,20,000, and the proposed fitment factor is 4.09, the revised pay will be-
Rs 1,20,000 × 4.09 = Rs 4,90,800
Note that these are only illustrative calculations based on the proposed multipliers and are not official salary figures.
Level 1-5 employee
If an employee's current basic pay is Rs 20,000 and the proposed fitment factor is 2.92, their revised pay will be= Rs 20,000 × 2.92 = Rs 58,400
Level 6-8 employee
If the current basic pay is Rs 45,000 and the proposed fitment factor is 3.50, the revised pay will be Rs 45,000 × 3.50 = Rs 1,57,500
Level 13-16 employee
If the current basic pay is Rs 1,20,000, and the proposed fitment factor is 4.09, the revised pay will be-
Rs 1,20,000 × 4.09 = Rs 4,90,800
Note that these are only illustrative calculations based on the proposed multipliers and are not official salary figures.