8th Pay Commission Meeting: The Commission has invited Delhi-based Central Government and Union Territories (UT) employee associations, federations and unions for a meeting on 7 August and 10 August 2026 as part of the ongoing consultation on the next pay revision.
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8th Pay Commission Salary Structure: There is a lot of discussion about the 8th Pay Commission among about one crore government employees and pensioners of the country. This commission has now reached its most important phase. During this period, continuous discussions are being held with stakeholders and employee unions to amend the salaries, allowances and pensions of employees and pensioners.
Big meeting will be held on 7th and 10th August
The Eighth Central Pay Commission has invited Delhi-based Central Government and Union Territories (UT) employee associations, federations and unions for a meeting on August 7 and August 10, 2026, as part of the ongoing consultation on the next pay revision. In a notice issued on July 23, 2026, the Commission said that this meeting is part of its stakeholder consultation process, through which it is gathering suggestions and recommendations from employee representatives before preparing its final report.
3 main pillars of salary structure, on which the entire discussion rests
In the 8th Pay Commission, the new mathematics of salary of central employees is being decided mainly in three parts:
A. Basic Pay and Fitment Factor
Basic pay is the strongest foundation of your salary and pension, because gratuity, PF and other allowances are decided on its basis. Fitment factor is used to convert the old basic pay into the new basic pay. National Council – JCM (NC-JCM) has demanded a fitment factor of 3.83.
At the same time, All India NPS Employees Federation (AINPSEF) has proposed to increase the family dependency unit from 3 to 4.4, which will lead to a big jump in the basic pay.
B. Allowances (DA, HRA and TA)
Once the new basic pay is implemented, all major allowances will be recalculated based on it:
HRA (House Rent Allowance): AINPSEF has recommended 36% HRA for X category cities, 24% for Y and 12% for Z category cities. It is also proposed that whenever DA increases, there should be an automatic increase in HRA.
TA (Travel Allowance): It is proposed to increase the minimum TA for Level-1 employees to ₹9,000 per month.
C. Gross Salary
Your total earnings are determined by combining basic pay and all allowances. For example, if all these proposals of the unions are accepted, then the salary of Level-1 employees could directly increase from ₹ 37,080 to ₹ 61,344, i.e. a huge increase of almost 65%!
When can the recommendations be implemented?
The commission was constituted on 3 November 2025 for a period of 18 months. According to this, the Commission may submit its final report between February 2027 and mid-2027.
If we look at historical trends, after the recommendations are made, it takes 2 to 3 years for the government to fully implement them. However, there are speculations that this increase may be effective with arrears from January 1, 2026.
