India, Jan. 31 -- The 8th Pay Commission which will revise the salaries and pensions of central government employees was approved by the Union Cabinet earlier this month and will likely be implemented next year.

At the moment, the salary structure for central employees follows the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission which came into effect in 2016.

The salary revisions depend on the 'fitment factor', which is a multiplier applied to the current basic pay.

The 7th Pay Commission's fitment factor for example, was at 2.57, which increased the salaries in Level 1 from Rs.7,000 (under 6th Pay Commission) to Rs.18,000.

However, the total salary is Rs.36,020 after taking into account, dearness allowance (DA), house rent allowance (HRA),...