New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union Cabinet has approved the 8th Pay Commission, which will take effect from 1 January 2026. Central government employees are anticipating salary hikes, while pensioners expect revisions to their pensions.

The Commission is expected to revise salaries, pensions, and allowances of both serving and retired personnel of the central government.

As government staff await its implementation, here's a detailed look at how the 8th Pay Commission will affect pensioners, whether there will be a pension hike and what fitment factor is likely.

There is no officially announced pension hike percentage yet. The increase will depend on the fitment factor, a multiplier used to re-fix basic pa...