8th Pay Commission: There is a discussion going on about the increase in the salary of government employees through the 8th Pay Commission. There are speculations about how much salary can increase for whom. It is important to look at this on every scale. The 8th Pay Commission has not been officially constituted yet. But an estimate can be made by looking at the previous pattern (8th Pay Commission Salary Hike) and the current situation. Whenever it comes to increasing the salary of government employees from the 8th Pay Commission, the Fitment Factor (What is Fitment) is definitely mentioned, because this is the factor that increases the salary. This time too, this fitment factor will decide whose salary will increase the most.

According to the analysis of many media reports and experts, employees from pay levels 1 to 5 will get the benefit in the salary hike in the 8th Pay Commission. The minimum basic pay in the 7th Pay Commission was 18 thousand, and in the 8th Pay Commission, it is expected to increase from 41 thousand to 51 480. From this, it can be said that the employees of the lower category can get a higher percentage increase. Basic Salary will increase - Some reports have also estimated that the fitment factor can be between 2.28 and 2.86.

Pay Level 1 (Pay Level 1)
Usually includes Group D employees, whose starting basic salary is ₹18,000.

Multi Tasking Staff (MTS)
Peon
Safaiwala
Daftary
Chowkidar
Pay Level 3
Constable (such as in police or paramilitary)
Senior Clerk
Some Skill Technician Posts
Panchayat Secretary (in some states, it comes under Level 3 or 5)

Pay Level 4
This pay level includes employees whose role and responsibility is more than Pay Level 3. Their starting basic salary is ₹25,500.
Assistant Lower Division Clerk
Senior Stenographer
Data Entry Operator (Grade B)

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