8th Pay Commission Soon? A Guide To Your Estimated Salary Hike And Allowances

The long-awaited 8th Pay Commission is set to bring significant hikes in salaries for central government employees and pensioners. With a fitment factor likely around 1.96, minimum basic pay could nearly double, while total pay including Dearness Allowance (DA) and House Rent Allowance (HRA) is expected to rise substantially.

Even if the full implementation of the 8th Pay Commission extends until 2027, the benefits will reportedly be effective from January 1, 2026. Over 50 lakh central employees and around 65 lakh pensioners are expected to receive arrears once the new pay structure is introduced.

What Is The Fitment Factor?

A key component of determining salaries under the 8th Pay Commission is the fitment factor. This multiplier is used to calculate a new basic salary by multiplying an employee's current basic pay. 

To understand, under the 6th Pay Commission, the minimum basic salary was Rs 7,000.

The 7th Pay Commission applied a fitment factor of 2.57, raising the minimum basic salary to Rs 18,000.

For the 8th Pay Commission, reports suggest the fitment factor could range from 1.92 to 2.86, with 1.96 being a likely possibility.

How Much Will Salaries Increase?

Assuming a fitment factor of 1.96, the minimum basic salary of Rs 18,000 could rise to Rs 35,280 for Level-1 employees. This does not include DA, but House HRA will be added depending on the city of posting.

The formula to calculate the new basic salary is:

Old Basic Salary x 1.96 = Basic Salary under 8th Pay Commission

Using this formula, basic salary increases can be estimated for all levels, from Level 1 to Level 18.

Total Salary Calculation

Let's consider a Level-9 central government employee as an example:

• Current basic salary: Rs 53,100
• Current DA (58% of basic): Rs 30,798
• HRA for metro cities like Delhi (27% of basic): Rs 14,337

Total current salary (Basic + DA + HRA) = Rs 98,235

Under the 8th Pay Commission:

New basic salary: Rs 1,04,076
DA reset: 0% = Rs 0
HRA (27% of basic): Rs 28,100.52

Total salary (Basic + DA + HRA) = Rs 1,32,177

Note: that these calculations are estimates, as the official formula has not yet been finalised.

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Arshad Nadeem's Coach Banned For Life By Pakistan's Athletics Federation

Salman Iqbal, the long serving coach of Pakistan's top athlete Arshad Nadeem, was on Sunday banned for life by the country's Athletics Federation for violating the constitution of the Punjab Athletics Association, where he holds the position of President. Under the life ban, Iqbal cannot take part in any athletics activities nor coach or hold office at any level. The violations the Pakistan Amateur Athletics Federation (PAAF) has accused Iqbal of committing by holding elections of the Punjab body occured back in August.

An inquiry committee was formed in mid-September and it recommended the ban on Iqbal on October 10, a day after his reply to the PSB came out.

The decision appears to be linked to the recent crisp reply Iqbal had sent to the state-run Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) when they asked him to explain Nadeem's poor show in the World Athletics Championship in Tokyo. PSB also demanded to know details about the expenses incurred on the javelin thrower's training and travel.

Iqbal, who has been Arshad's mentor and coach for the last few years, shocked everyone by disclosing that the Pakistan Amateur Athletics Federation had for the last one year or so disassociated itself from anything to do with Nadeem.

Iqbal apparently also ruffled feathers when he said in his reply that he had to seek financial assistance from a friend to ensure that Pakistan's top athlete was able to train in South Africa apart from help him complete his rehab after sustaining a calf muscle injury. 

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Bihar Man Wanted To Marry Girlfriend, So He Set Second Wife Ablaze

A man in Bihar wanted to marry his girlfriend, but his second wife objected. Angered by this, he doused her in petrol, released LPG from a cylinder, and set her ablaze, officials said on Saturday.

Vikas Kumar, from a village in Nalanda district, had married Sunita Devi (25) five years ago. Sunita's father said it was only after the wedding that they realised Kumar had already been married once and had not divorced his first wife. 

Kumar's family managed to convince Sunita to live with them, and she had two children, both of whom died shortly after they were born. Kumar then began talking about marrying his girlfriend and this led to frequent arguments between him and Sunita, who then left to live with her parents.

Before the Durga Puja festival, which began last month, Kumar went to Sunita's house and asked her to return with him.

Sunita's brother said they received a call from her around 1 am on Saturday, saying Kumar had thrown petrol on her and locked her in the courtyard. He had then opened the valves on the cooking gas stove and thrown a lit matchstick. Sunita told them she would not survive, an official said, adding her phone was switched off after that.

By the time the family reached the village, Kumar and his family were planning to cremate Sunita's body. They fled when they saw Sunita's family approaching. 

"A team reached the spot and started an investigation. A forensic team has collected samples. The body has been handed over to the woman's family after a postmortem and her in-laws are on the run," said Station House Officer Anil Kumar Pandey.

(With inputs from Ravi Ranjan)

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Madhya Pradesh Worker Collapses, Dies While Employer Scrolls Through Phone

A 45-year-old worker in Madhya Pradesh's Agar Malwa district died of a heart attack while his employer sat just a few feet away scrolling through his phone instead of helping. The tragic incident happened on Monday at the Tirupati Traders in Susner.

Rafiq Khan, who worked at the shop, suddenly clutched his chest and collapsed on his chair while working. For nearly six minutes, Khan struggled to breathe and writhed in pain. However, none of the people present, including the shop owner, stepped forward to help.

CCTV Footage Shows Lack Of Humanity

The CCTV footage of the incident has gone viral. The video showed Khan gasping for breath on his chair, while the owner looked at him occasionally but continued using his phone.

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At no point during the duration of the footage was the owner seen getting up or attempting to provide any aid to Khan.

By the time the 45-year-old man was taken to a hospital, doctors declared him dead.

'Victim Forced To Lift Loads Beyond His Capacity'

Khan's family, devastated and enraged by the tragedy, reached the Susner Police Station, demanding justice.

With them, hundreds of locals gathered at the police station, calling the incident not just an accident but a death caused by criminal negligence and a lack of humanity.

The family alleged that Khan was forced to lift heavy loads beyond his capacity by the shop's owner and his son, which triggered the heart attack.

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Speaking to NDTV, a relative of the victim said, "He was crying in pain, asking for help. But instead of taking him to the hospital, they told others to continue working. We want justice for Rafiq. The owner didn't even get up from his chair."

The police have started an investigation.

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Qualcomm Chief To NDTV On Company's Plans In India, AI And 6G

The Indian telecom story is one which has seen amazing opportunities in the last few years. From 2G to 3G, 4G and 5G, what does the future hold? Behind all the technology is another story of hard work, design and manufacturing - and that's where the tech company Qualcomm comes into the Indian picture.

Qualcomm President Cristiano R Amon in an interview with NDTV's Vishnu Som said 6G is the connectivity for the age of AI (artificial intelligence).

"We started with 2G... 3G was about connecting to the Internet, 4G was about broadband and making the phone into a computer, 5G was about making sure that everyone could have unlimited data rates... 6G is the connectivity for the age of AI," Amon said.

What 6G is going to do, he said, besides providing faster and cheaper communication, is to deploy "sensing networks" which is going to be incredibly important for the age of AI.

"We are now in the era of networks that understand the context of communications and a lot of data is going to be important for AI. That leads into this whole conversation about how AI is evolving and I think communications is going to evolve as well and that's what 6G is all about," the Qualcomm chief said.

To a question about how AI services that people commonly use today will evolve in the next five years, he said it's definitely going to be faster five years from now.

"I think some of the revolutions are about to start right now. When you think about the history of computers, I can probably bet the computer that you use the most is your smartphone and is your inseparable device. What's happening is AI gets developed in a data centre and gets into commercial applications... That's going to be in your phone, on your PC, in your car, in your future smart device," Amon said.

"We're starting to see how AI is fundamentally changing those computers because one of the many capabilities of AI is to understand us. We don't have to learn how to use the computer anymore. The AI understands what we say, understands what we write, understands what we see. I think we're starting to see the beginning of what we call agentic experience, agents that are going to be the new apps. We're going to see that happen in all the devices," he said.

On India

Amon said it is all about "100 per cent empowerment", referring to India's technological base that common people use, such as UPI.

"It's well understood, if you empower people with connectivity, with computing, with access to knowledge via the internet, you create economic activity. You create opportunity. I think we have seen that. We have seen the transformation, I would dare to say, in the transformation of India to where India is today and where India is going, in the connectivity and smartphones and the mobile Internet. It was one important component among many others," Amon told NDTV.

"I think the same needs to be applied when we think about AI. We should be working very hard to democratise this technology and make sure that everyone has access to it..."

The Qualcomm chief said he was "very privileged to have a great conversation" with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"I'm always inspired by the Prime Minister. It's my third meeting I had with him. But what is interesting about this meeting in particular is the vision for India in the India AI Mission and the India Semiconductor Mission. There is a great intersection with Qualcomm. Look, we have been in India for two decades. There's so many things we have been doing in India. We're very proud of our partnerships here in all of the sectors from automotive to PC to smartphone," he said.

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Work Culture Difference Between India And Europe Shocks Redditor, Post Viral

An employee working for a European firm has gone viral on social media for sharing a post about the work culture difference between India and Europe. In a now-viral Reddit post titled, "Work Culture Shock: India vs Europe", the user posted a screenshot of a Teams conversation where the European colleagues nonchalantly explained their plans of being absent from work.

One of the workers said they were going to take a leave on Monday, followed by work from home (WFH),/personal time for the rest of the week.

"Good morning! Heads up on my schedule next week. I am off Monday, then WFH/personal time the rest of the week. I have my 3 kids, as my wife is out of town. I'll keep the team posted if I cannot attend individual meetings," wrote the employee, while another simply informed: "Sorry team, I cannot make today."

The Indian employee who posted the screenshot asked: "Can we Indians post like this in Teams?"

Check the viral post here:

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'Culture difference'

As the post gained significant traction online, a section of social media users marvelled at the simplicity of communication in Europe, whilst others pointed out how such an arrangement would not work in India.

"It's not just a work culture difference, it's the actual culture difference. Indians are spoon-fed and fear-driven from the beginning, not interest-driven," said one user while another added: "I work for a UK-based company, have a British manager and this is exactly how we work. Don't even have to give a reason for taking the leaves."

A third commented: "See the reason why the toxic culture is so prevalent in India because a lot of Indians are enablers. It's the harshest truth. Many people are simply people pleasers and they think going the extra mile, working with fever and idk what not will gain them a positive image."

A fourth said: "Europeans can say that because their labour laws genuinely protect employees. The less said about Indian laws, the better."

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Afghan Minister Sparks Outrage With 'Ban' On Women Journalists At Press Meet

A press conference by Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi has caused outrage because no women were allowed to attend the event. 

Muttaqi is a part of the Taliban government in Afghanistan and the group is known for the restrictions it imposes on women, essentially barring them from working. The Taliban's human rights record and the possibility of terror groups getting a safe haven in Afghanistan have been some of the factors which have made India cautious in its engagement with the group. 

Muttaqi, who arrived in India on Thursday, held talks with Jaishankar on Friday. The meeting, seen as a big reset of ties, saw India announcing that the technical mission in Kabul would be upgraded to an embassy, which was welcomed by the Afghanistan foreign minister.

"India is fully committed to the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence of Afghanistan. I am pleased to announce the upgrading of India's Technical Mission to the status of embassy," Jaishankar said. 

A press conference by Muttaqi in the afternoon at Afghanistan's embassy, however, saw women being stopped from attending. NDTV raised the issue with security personnel at the embassy, but they did not relent. 

Several journalists then took to social media to express their anger and also pointed out that all women reporters had respected the dress code. Many social media users also questioned the action. 

Terror Remark

The Afghanistan foreign minister said during the press conference that his country does not give any space to terror groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, which have carried out several attacks against India, and urged Pakistan to do the same. 

"Not a single one of them is in Afghanistan. Not an inch of land is controlled by them in the country... Let other countries also act against such terror groups like Afghanistan did for peace," he said, in an unmistakable reference to Pakistan.

Blaming Pakistan for a recent attack in the country, Muttaqi said no one should have a problem with peace in the country. 

"Afghanistan looks at India as a close friend. Afghanistan wants relations based on mutual respect, trade, and people-to-people relations," said the minister. 

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