Employees and pensioners have high hopes from the 8th Pay Commission. At present, employees say that it is not easy for level-1 employees to live with the existing basic pay and HRA in cities like Delhi.
8th Pay Commission latest Updates:Employees and pensioners have high hopes from the 8th Pay Commission. At present, employees say that it is not easy for level-1 employees to live with the existing basic pay and HRA in cities like Delhi. Under these circumstances the basic pay and HRA of these employees should be enhanced to a respectable level.
So that these employees do not have to face any difficulty in purchasing daily commodities. It may be mentioned here that the 8th Pay Commission was constituted in November 2025. The Pay Commission has been given 18 months time. Meanwhile, he will present his report.
There is a demand to increase the family unit (8th Pay Commission family unit).
Almost all the employee organizations are demanding increase in family unit by the 8th Pay Commission. At present the family unit is 3: one unit for employee, 0.8 unit for wife and 0.6 unit for children. It is being demanded to increase it to 4.4 units. According to the federation, if this happens, the fitment factor for level 1 employees will increase from 2.05 to 2.10.
Demand for higher HRA
Most of the employee organizations have demanded higher HRA. AINPSEF proposes to increase HRA to 36 percent for City X, 24 percent for City Y and 12 percent for City Z. Other organizations have demanded 40 percent, 35 percent and 30 percent respectively. He has also sought to merge it with the DA of the 8th Finance Commission.
High TPTA demand
Employee organizations say that the existing transport allowance is inadequate, especially for metro cities. AINPSEF has demanded a minimum TPTA of Rs 9,000 for a Level 1 employee. Other organizations have demanded that TPTA be tripled and it should also be linked with dearness allowance.
