8th Pay Commission: Pensioners’ association seeks 3.833 fitment factor and 6% annual increments

The 8th Pay Commission has completed its key meetings in Bengaluru on 8 October. In these meetings, the 3-member panel headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai held discussions with prominent organisations and unions such as the Coordination Committee of Central Government Pensioners Associations, Karnataka; the Karnataka Posts and Telecommunications Pensioners' Association; the Karnataka Income Tax Pensioners' Association and the Karnataka Central Government Pensioners Association, among others.

This article focuses on the proposals and recommendations of the Karnataka Posts and Telecommunications Pensioners' Association presented to the 8th Pay Commission panel in its memorandum submitted earlier for the consideration of the 8th Pay Commission panel.

The reputed union has proposed several key changes, including a substantial increase in the minimum basic pay and pension under the 8th Central Pay Commission, recommending a fitment factor of 3.833. The proposals they submitted also seek meaningful changes to annual increments, minimum wage calculations, and family-unit norms.

It is also important to keep in mind that the recommendations are demands made by the association and have not been approved by the central government. Currently, the 3-member panel continues with its consultative process, with another key set of meetings beginning in Mumbai from 22 October 2026 lined up. Let us now check the proposals put forward by the union in detail.

8th Pay Commission: What are the proposed salary and pension revisions?

The association has argued that existing pay and pension levels need to be revised to account for rising inflation, day-to-day expenses and living costs. Its principal demands include the following: