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8th Pay Commission update: Millions of Central government employees are eagerly awaiting the announcement and the implementation of the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) with many wondering about how much their net salaries will increase after the 8th CPC comes into effect. In January 2025 the Central government had announced the formation of the 8th Pay Commission but the Centre is yet to elect members or appoint a Chairman to head the commission. Additionally the rules and procedures are yet to be finalized. Thus it seems plausible that central employees might have to wait a bit longer for the implementation of 8th Pay Commission recommendations as it is unlikely to happen by January 2026 which was expected earlier. When will 8th Pay Commission be implemented? If we go by the implementation of previous pay commissions the government usually takes about 18 to 24 months to implement the recommendations of the commission. Thus its unlikely that 8th Pay Commission would be implemented before mid-2027. Currently 7th Pay Commission recommendations are in force and will remain so till December 2025. A new pay commission is constituted every 10 years which tenders suggestions for revision of salary and pension of central government employees and pensioners in wake of the prevailing economic scenario in the country. The 8th Pay Commission was announced by the Union government in January this year. How much salary hike can central employees expect? Akin to previous pay commissions the key to finding out the salary hike is the fitment factor which was 2.57 in the 7th Pay Commission and based on estimates will 1.92 for the 8th Pay Commission. For example based on the fitment factor the new basic pay for Level 6 central employees will be Rs 67968 (current basic pay Rs 35400 x 1.92 = Rs 67968). So the basic pay of Level 6 central employees will increase to nearly Rs 68000 and various allowances will be added which will be the net monthly salary for this pay scale. Story Highlights The Central government announced the 8th Pay Commission in January 2025. The 8th CPC is likely to be implemented by mid-2027. The salary hike under the 8th Pay Commission will depend on the fitment factor. Currently 7th Pay Commission recommendations are in force and will remain so till December 2025. Dearness Allowance (DA) will be reset to zero after the 8th Pay Commission is implemented as old inflation is adjusted in the basic pay itself while House Rent Allowance (HRA) will be given to employees based on the cities towns they reside in. For X-category cities like Delhi and Mumbai employees can expect up to 30% HRA of the new basic pay while Travel Allowance (TA) for major cities will be Rs 3600 based on the current calculations.