New Delhi: The Modi government is likely to implement the 8th Pay Commission soon which will benefit around 50 lakh central government employees and 69 lakh pensioners. The Federation of National Postal Organizations (FNPO) has now placed an important demand before the central government. The organisation has asked the government to increase the fitment factor under the 8th Pay Commission from 3.0 to 3.25 and that the annual increment be raised to 5 percent.

It is important to note that if the proposal gets accepted it would bring significant benefits especially for lower- and middle-level employees. For example the current basic salary of a peon is Rs 18000. With a 3.25 fitment factor this basic pay could increase to Rs 58500.

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Now the moot question is what would be the salaries from Level-1 to Level-18 (IAS-level officers) if this same formula is applied?
Proposed Level-wise Fitment Factor



Level 1 to 5 (Group C/D)
Fitness Factor 3.00


Level 6 to 12
3.05 to 3.10


Level 13 to 15
3.05 to 3.15


Level 16 and Above
3.20 to 3.25



Proposed salary for the 8th Pay Commission



Grade and Category
Current basic pay
Proposed Fitment Factor
Estimated Basic Pay


Level 1 (Entry Level Group C)
18000
3
54000


Level 2
19900
3
59700


Level 3
21700
3
65100


Level 4
25500
3
76500


Level 5
29200
3
87600


Level 6 (Group B Entry)
35400
3.05
107970


Level 7
44900
3.05
136945


Level 8
47600
3.05
145180


Level 9
53100
3.05
161955


Level 10 (Group A Entry)
56100
3.1
173910


Level 11
67700
3.1
209870


Level 12
78800
3.1
244280


Level 13
118500
3.05
361425


Level 13-A
131100
3.05
399855


Level 14
144200
3.15
454230


Level 15 (HAG)
182200
3.15
573930


Level 16 (HAG +)
205400
3.2
657280


Level 17 (Apex Scale)
225000
3.25
731250


Level 18 (Cabinet Sacretary)
250000
3.25
812500



What demands did the FNPO make?
The organization’s General Secretary Shivaji Vasireddy stated that these suggestions will be part of the draft being prepared for the upcoming Pay Commission. According to Vasireddy the NC-JCM meeting will be held on 25 February 2026. After that the final recommendations will be sent to the Chairperson of the 8th Pay Commission Ranjana Prakash Desai.

The FNPO has stated that in previous pay commissions the fitment factor was not applied uniformly across all levels. Therefore this time they have demanded a multi-level fitment factor. This calculation is based on the Akroyd Formula which includes expenses for a 4-member family 2700-calorie food clothing housing and other necessary expenditures.