8th Pay Commission: Fitment factor may range between 1.86 to 2.57

8th Pay Commission Salary Hike Expectation: As the 8th Pay Commission has begun working to formalise the recommendations after the notification of terms of reference (TOR) last month, there has been a lot of anticipation among employees and pensioners on how much fitment factor will be fixed. Fitment factor plays a crucial role in factoring out the hike in salaries and pension. It is a formula used as a multiplier to calculate the revised basic pay from the previous structure.

Fitment factor will be confirmed after the Union cabinet approves the Commission’s recommendations.

Headed by Justice (Retd.) Ranjana Desai, the 8th Pay Commission is expected to submit the recommendations on salaries, basic pay, fitment factor, an

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