Fitment Factor for 8th Pay Commission

Fitment factor for 8th pay commission: In this post we are going to gives you an in-depth detailed about the fitment factor for 8th pay commission and related information. As we all known government has recently announce the 8th pay commission that will be implement from the 1st of January 2026 and it will increase the salary central government employee after implementation. 

For state government employee it is totally dependent of state whether it implement from 2026 or next year with little bit changes, so state government employee needs to wait few months after central government implantation of 8th pay commission.  

Fitment factor for 8th pay commission Calculator

Generally, pay commission roll out in approx. 10 year which is important to increase government employee salary by viewing the various factor including inflation and other.  

So, if became important for government to review their policies and make necessary changes timely.  

Fitment factor is one of the most important factors use while determining the government employee salary and if you also want to expected increase in the fitment factor then this article is going to solve all your query.  

Fitment factor is basically a numerical value which is used to revise while rolling out new pay commission that lead to the salary hike in government employee salary.  

Let’s understand with the help of existing fitment factor which is applicable for 7pay commission  

Suppose your basic salary is 10,000 and fitment factor is 2.57 then according to 7 pay commission it will be 25,700. 

8th Pay CPC Salary Calculator (Tentative)
Enter Current Basic Pay (7th CPC):
Select Your Pay Level:
Fitment Factor (Tentative):
Select the type of your City for HRA:
Select the type of your City for TA:
Select DA Percentage:

Importance of fitment factor 

  • It helps in revising the basic salary of employee. 
  • It also covers DA, HRA, TA, and other perks. 
  • Retiree also get benefit on new fitment factor. 
  • Higher fitment factor is basically a rise in government expenditure.  

Expected fitment factor for 8th pay commission 

Till now government has not officially made any statement related to the fitment factor but it is most probably to be hike 35% to 40% hike in basic pay.  

Based on the data and expected fitment factor it would in between 3.68 and 3.80 that will give the good hike in employee salary.  

Employee can also check their expected salary after implementation of this fitment factor by using this 8th pay commission salary calculator.  

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