7th Pay Commission Update: There is great news for Central Government Employees. If you are also waiting for a salary hike, then soon there will be a bumper increase in your salary. The government is now planning to increase the minimum salary.
The government is once again planning to increase the fitment factor, earlier the government had increased the minimum salary from Rs 6,000 to Rs 18,000. Now the public is demanding 3 times the fitment factor, after which the minimum salary of central employees will be more than Rs 26,000.
Fitment factor has a big role in salary
Let us tell you that the fitment factor has a big role in the salary of the central employees, due to which once again there is going to be a bumper increase in the salary of the employees. According to the 7th Pay Commission, at present the fitment factor of the employees is 2.57. Apart from this, along with the salary, the employees also get the benefit of various allowances. In this, many types of allowances including Dearness Allowance (DA), Travel Allowance (TA), House Rent Allowance (HRA) are added.
The demand for increasing the fitment factor is happening again. The basic salary of the central employees increases on the basis of the fitment factor. According to the recommendation of the 7th Pay Commission, apart from Salary Allowances, the salary of central employees increases only by the fitment factor in Basic Salary. Now the employees are again demanding to increase the fitment factor. He says that it is necessary to increase the basic salary and total salary.
How much will the salary increase?
According to the Seventh Pay Commission, the fitment factor of the employees is 2.57. If there is a change in this, then there is a change in the entire salary. There has been a demand for increasing it to 3.68 for a long time. At present, on the basis of fitment factor 2.57 times and basic salary of Rs 18000, excluding other allowances, Rs 18,000 X 2.57 = Rs 46260. But if it is increased to 3.68, then excluding other allowances, the salary of the employees will be 26000 X 3.68 = Rs 95680.
No official information has been given, it is expected that in 2024 it will be increased on the basis of review. No official information has been given on this by the government.
