How 8th CPC pension is worked out here
- Basic pension = 50% of last basic pay (family pension 30%).
- Revised basic pension = basic pension × fitment factor, rounded to ₹100, never below ₹9,000 × the factor.
- Dearness Relief restarts at 0% and rises twice a year, as DA does.
Pensioners who retired before 2016 also had a second check under the 7th CPC: 50% of the minimum of the new pay level they retired from. If the 8th CPC repeats it, some older pensioners will get more than this calculator shows.
Serving employees can estimate their future pay in the salary calculator and look up their cell in the pay matrix.
Frequently asked questions
Will pensioners get the 8th Pay Commission?
Yes. The Terms of Reference approved on 28 October 2025 cover pension and other retirement benefits of central government pensioners, and pension revision has followed every pay commission.
How is pension revised under a new pay commission?
Under the 7th CPC, pre-2016 pensioners got the higher of two methods: old basic pension × 2.57, or 50% of the minimum of the new pay level they retired in (notional fixation). This calculator shows the first method; the 8th CPC may use a similar rule.
What will be the minimum pension in the 8th Pay Commission?
Minimum pension is ₹9,000 today. It would be ₹20,500 at a fitment factor of 2.28, ₹23,100 at 2.57 and ₹25,700 at 2.86. None of these is announced.
What happens to Dearness Relief (DR)?
DR is 63% from 1 July 2026. Like DA, it restarts at 0 on the date the new pension starts, so the gain is smaller than the fitment factor suggests.
Is family pension also revised?
Yes. Family pension is 30% of the last basic pay (minimum ₹9,000 today) and is revised with the same factor.