States will implement the scheme as per the Centre’s recommendations, with larger and richer states likely to implement it faster.
8th Pay Commission Salary Hike: After the announcement of the formation of the 8th Pay Commission by the Central Government, the discussion of salary hike has started among the state government employees as well. In such a situation, the question is, which state employees will get the salary hike first after the 8th Pay Commission is implemented? Let’s get detailed information about it.
Impact of 8th Pay Commission on States
The recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission will first be applicable to the central employees. Then the states will also have to implement it. At the time of the last 7th Pay Commission, most of the states had adopted the recommendations of the Center, but the process and time limit were different in different states. That is, when the Central Government implements the 8th Pay Commission, it is not necessary that it is implemented in the states at the same time.
How are the recommendations implemented?
When the Central Government implements the new recommendations, it also gives guidelines to the states on how to implement them. Then each state prepares a plan based on its budget and number of employees. States create different pay matrices keeping in mind their needs and financial position. However, the fitment factor is used to convert the existing salary to the new pay scale, which is also done by the central government.
For example, currently the fitment factor is 2.57, but if it is increased to 2.86 then your existing basic salary will be multiplied by 2.86 and the new figure will be your increased basic salary. Dearness Allowance (DA) of employees is increased according to inflation. In the 7th Pay Commission, the average salary of state and central government employees was increased by 20-25 per cent.
In which state does the salary increase first?
As soon as the 8th Pay Commission is implemented for central employees, the central government will issue guidelines for the states. Now it is up to the states how they implement it. But if we look at the implementation of previous pay commissions, these recommendations were implemented faster in the larger and richer states.
At the time of the 7th Pay Commission, states like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu implemented it rapidly. Employees of states like Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra can also benefit more in the 8th Pay Commission, because the economic condition of these states is strong and the same party is in power at the center and the state. The state which will increase the basic salary more on the fitment factor of the central government, the salary of the employees of that state will increase the most.
