8th Pay Commission: Drafting Panel Convenes; Fitment Factor of 3.25 and 7% Annual Increment Under Discussion (8वाँ वेतन आयोग: प्रारूप समिति की बैठक आज; 3.25 फिटमेंट फैक्टर और 7% वार्षिक वृद्धि मुख्य एजेंडा)
8th Pay Commission: Drafting Committee Meets Today; 3.25 Fitment Factor and 7% Annual Hike Top Agenda. The process for the much-anticipated 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) has reached a critical milestone today. The Drafting Committee of the National Council (Staff Side) – Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM) has convened in the national capital for a week-long session to finalize a unified memorandum of demands for over 1 crore central government employees and pensioners. The meeting, led by NC-JCM Secretary Shiva Gopal Mishra, follows the recent allotment of office space for the 8th Pay Commission at the Chandralok Building on Janpath. With the commission—chaired by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai—now entering its operational phase, employee federations are moving swiftly to consolidate their recommendations into a single, cohesive document. The “Akroyd Formula” and Graduated Fitment Factors The Federation of National Postal Organisations (FNPO) has introduced a sophistica...