The 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC), tasked with revising salaries and pensions for central government employees and retirees, is now underway after the Union Cabinet approved its Terms of Reference (ToR). At the centre of the upcoming pay revision is the fitment factor — a multiplier that determines how much basic pay will increase under … Continue reading 8th Pay Commission Fitment Factor: How It’s Decided and What It Could Mean for Salaries