8th Pay Commission: Know When the Eighth Pay Commission Will Be Implemented? How Much Will Your Salary Increase?

8th Pay Commission: The central government has given final approval for the Eighth Pay Commission. According to the information, the tenure of the Seventh Pay Commission will end on January 1, 2026, and the Eighth Pay Commission may be implemented from the same day. After the implementation of the Eighth Pay Commission, employees can receive various benefits. All employees are eagerly awaiting the implementation of this next pay commission.

When Will the 8th Pay Commission Be Implemented

Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has provided information about this and stated that the Eighth Pay Commission may be implemented by the end of 2025 or from January 1, 2026, after receiving approval. However, no government official has made any official announcement or provided information about this. In such a case, it is possible that the Eighth Pay Commission may not be implemented on January 1, 2026, and some more waiting time may be required.

Let us tell you all that the process of forming the Eighth Pay Commission is currently in its final stage, and only a little time is left for the final report to be released. Talking about the previous pay commissions, when the Sixth Pay Commission was implemented, it took 18 months for its report to be released. Similarly, the Seventh Pay Commission’s report took 26 months to be released. In this context, we can say that the Eighth Pay Commission’s report may take between 18 to 26 months to be released.

When Will the Increased Salary and Pension Start

Here, we would like to tell you that if the Eighth Pay Commission is implemented from January 1, 2026, you will start receiving the increased salary from the same month. Speaking of the salary structure, in the Seventh Pay Commission, your fitment factor was 2.57, with a minimum basic salary set at ₹18,000. In the Eighth Pay Commission, this could be increased to a fitment factor of up to 2.86. In such a case, the minimum salary could reach between ₹41,000 and ₹51,000. However, if the government keeps the fitment factor between 1.92 and 2.08, your minimum basic salary will increase by 20%