8th pay commission: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-LED Union Cabinet Last Month Approved The Setting Up of the 8th Tentral Pay Commission (CPC) to revise the salarys of nearly 50 lakh central government employees and 65 lakha Pensioners. Amid the curiosity surrounding the hike and other changes, the government is yet to appoint the Chairman and two members of the cpc. While the names might be announced songs, the center of attention remains on the terms of reference (tor) on which the cpc will work. As per reports, the tor is likely to be finalized by April 2025.
National Council – Joint Consultative Mechanism (NC -JCM) – The official body to resolve disputes between the central government and its employees, has already submitted TOR FOR FORPOSEDED TOR FORPESTED Secretary (Staff Side) Shiv Gopal Mishra Demanding a Meeting of the Standing Committee to Formally Discuss The Proposal.
Key area of focus in the 8th pay commission:
Pay and allowances restructuring
Apart from reviewing and revising the salary structure of all Central Government Employees, Reforms in the modified assured Caureer Progression (Macp) Scheme has been proposed. If the principal is passed, it could ensure at least five promotions during an Employee’s Service Period.
Dearness Allowance (Da) and Interim Relief
For a long time, there have been demands to include dearness allowance (da) in the basic pay. Moreover, Central Employees are Demanding Interim Relief Till The New Pay Commission comes into effect.
Increase Family Units
Talking to ndtv, mr mishra stated that the 8th pay commission should be determine the minimum salary while considering the consumption need of “five units of” instead of three. This is the government an earning worker has to undertake the responsibility of dependent parents as well, he said.
“Taking care of aged parents is an ethical, as well as legal responsibility under the maintenance and welfare of parants and Senior Citizen Act 2022, and The Family, the Family Units Should BE C. Five and not three units. “
Factor in Modern Expenses
Mr Mishra also pointed out that the aykroyd formula, seen as a yardstick to determine minimum living wages, pertains to the 20th century and does not factor in the modern ea.
“For instance, in today’s age, there is a thrust on going digital. When everything is gotting digitized, the aykroyd formula does not address the expenses of internet,” He Said.
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How Much Salary Hike to Expect?
Currently, The Salary Structure for the Central Employees Follows the recommendations of the 7th pay commission that came into effect in 2016. Applied to the current basic pay.
Reports sugges that the fitment Factor Could Rise to 2.86, from the current 2.57, which will raise the basic pay in level 1 from Rs 18,000 to Rs 51,480. Accordingly, at all 10 levels, Employees will see a revision in salaryies and pensions.