An important update has arrived for Central government employees. Even after Diwali, the Eighth Pay Commission has not announced a salary increase. Meanwhile, employees' unions have demanded major changes in salaries, pensions, and allowances. This includes a proposal to increase the current basic salary from ₹18,000 to ₹69,000. They also demand an increase in pensions from 50% to 67% and an increase in annual increments from 3% to 6%.

The National Council (Staff Side) Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM), the main organization of central employees, submitted its recommendations to the Eighth Pay Commission. It demanded an increase in the basic salary from Rs 18,000 to Rs 69,000. A fitment factor of 3.833 was proposed for this. It also demanded the creation of a new pay scale by merging Pay Levels 2 and 3.

There is a proposal to increase the pension to 67 percent and the increment to 6 percent.
Retired employees are being given a pension of 50 percent of their last salary, instead of 50 percent. There is also a proposal to increase the family pension from 30 percent to 50 percent. There is also a demand to increase the annual salary increment to 6 percent instead of 3 percent. This could increase employees' income.

A significant increase in HRA is also demanded.
Currently, HRA is paid at 30, 20, and 10 percent, depending on the city category. There is a proposal to increase this rate to 40, 35, and 30 percent, respectively. There is also a demand to increase the limit for leave encashment at retirement from 300 days to 600 days.

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