The salary structure and another revision of pension for these officials are undertaken roughly every 10 years with the initiation of the Pay Commission. The Pay Commissions are entrusted to review and recommend hiking salary levels, increasing pensions, and other financial benefits to employees of both central and state governments. Recent talks on the 8th Pay Commission have again revived concerns over these periodic hikes.
How Employees In The Government See Salary Increments Every 10 Years
Since independence, there has been a continuous setting up of the Pay Commissions for revision of salaries and pensions of the employees. These commissions revise the salaries and pensions usually once every decade while taking into account inflation, cost of living, and economic growth for recommending the necessary changes.
Here’s A Look At The Past Pay Commissions And Their Impact On Salaries And Pensions
- 6th Pay Commission (2006): A complete revision of pay was also done, introducing the minimum pay and introducing the uniqueness of grade pay.
- 7th Pay Commission (2016): Brought the minimum salary from ₹7000 to ₹18000 and the fitment factor was revised to now considered 2.57 times the basic salary; pensioners took a pretty big boost.
- 8th Pay Commission (Expected in 2026): The speculation states that the fitment factor may now go up to 3.0 or 3.68 and therefore might warrant scoring an increase of 50 percent ad valorem to salaries.
Latest Salary And Pension Hike For Government Employees
The government has in recent times announced the enhancement of Dearness Allowance …CA for the benefit of government employees and pensioners.The DA hike is a biannual measure aimed towards neutralizing inflation and maintaining a decent living standard for employees.
Latest Salary & Pension Hike Highlights
- increase in Dearness Allowance: A DA enhancement of 4 percent has been granted to government employees, bringing the total to 50 percent of their basic pay.
- Pensioners’ Increase after Retirement: Pensioners, too, would stand to benefit from the Dearness Allowance increase, thus attracting a higher monthly pension.
- Fitment Factor Revision Likely: With a likely 8th Pay Commission, there might be a substantial increase in the basic pay, translating to good news for both salaries and pensions.
Conclusion
Once in ten years, a salary and pension revision exists wholesale, whereby these employees are somewhat compensated fairly at least by inflation and economic growth. If the expectations regarding the 8th Pay Commission hold, then govern employees and pensioners across India might soon witness another welcome hike in incomes. Keep an eye for more updates, as the government advances the next revision.
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