8th Pay Commission: Central government employees have been eagerly awaiting a DA hike since the formation of the Eighth Pay Commission. Before that, let us tell you which Pay Commission had the lowest salary increase.

Know which pay commission had the lowest salary hike

8th Pay Commission: Ever since the formation of the 8th Pay Commission was approved, central government employees have been focused on their salary increases. However, various meetings are currently underway regarding this matter. No decision has been made yet. Meanwhile, people are discussing the old pay scale and salary increases. So, let us tell you which pay commission had the lowest salary hike before this one.

The lowest salary hike was done in this Pay Commission.
So far, seven pay commissions have been implemented, through which the government employees have got a substantial salary hike. The work of streamlining the salary was done with the first and second pay commissions. The actual salary hike started from the third. From the first to the seventh, the salary structure of the government employees was changed according to the continuously increasing inflation. The highest salary hike in terms of percentage was done during the 6th Pay Commission. Whereas the lowest salary hike was done in the 7th Pay Commission.

Although the 7th Pay Commission's fitment factor was 2.57, it incorporated existing DA into the new basic pay. Therefore, the actual salary increase for employees is estimated to be around 14.3% on average, the lowest compared to previous pay commissions. Nevertheless, the minimum salary in this pay scale increased from ₹7,000 to ₹18,000.

What was the salary increase in previous pay commissions?
The First Pay Commission was formed in 1947 and implemented in 1949. It streamlined the salary structure for government employees for the first time. The Second Pay Commission was formed in 1957 and implemented in 1959. It determined salaries based on employee positions and responsibilities. This was followed by the Third Pay Commission in 1970, which was implemented in 1973. In this commission, dearness allowance was made a significant component of salary increases. Subsequently, the Fourth Pay Commission began, as follows:

• In the Fourth Pay Commission, the employees got a salary hike of about 27.6%.
• In the Fifth Pay Commission, there was a salary increase of about 31% for the employees.
• In the Sixth Pay Commission, there was a salary increase of about 54% for the employees.
• Whereas in the Seventh Pay Commission, the employees got a salary hike of about 14.3%.