8th Pay Commission, Dec. 28 -- The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led, Union Cabinet-approved, 8th Pay Commission is set to be effective from 1 Janaury 2026 as the central government employees now focus on their upcoming salary hike, pensions and fitment factor among other things.

The 8th Pay Commission is set to revise the pensions, allowances, and salaries of current and retired central government employees. Along with the salary hikes, the commission will also adjust the Dearness Allowance (DA) of the employees to factor in the inflation factor.

Although the government has not released any details about the percentage of hikes under the 8th Pay Commission, media reports estimated that, as per the fitment factor, the central government ...