8th CPC: Can govt employees get up to 93L in arrears?

Published 18 June 2026 · india

Pay Level Minimum Basic Pay (₹) Typical Posts Level 15 1,82,200 Additional Secretary to Government of India, Principal Chief Commissioner (CBDT/CBIC), Principal Accountant General, senior

Pay Level Minimum Basic Pay (₹) Typical Posts Level 15 1,82,200 Additional Secretary to Government of India, Principal Chief Commissioner (CBDT/CBIC), Principal Accountant General, senior officers in organized Group A services Level 16 2,05,400 Special Secretary to Government of India, Director General-level officers in some departments, senior police and defence officers Level 17 (Apex Scale) 2,25,000 Secretary to Government of India, Chief Secretary of a State, Army Commander, Vice Chief of Army/Navy/Air Force, DGP of large states Level 18 (Cabinet Secretary Scale) 2,50,000 Cabinet Secretary of India, equivalent top-level posts such as Service Chiefs in the Armed Forces Level Current Basic (Rs) Revised Basic (Rs) Increase in Basic (Rs) Arrears for 20 months (Rs) 15 1,82,200 3,64,400 1,82,200 36,44,000 16 2,05,400 4,10,800 2,05,400 41,08,000 17 2,25,000 4,50,000 2,25,000 45,00,000 18 2,50,000 5,00,000 2,50,000 50,00,000 Level Current Basic (Rs) Revised Basic (Rs) Increase in Basic (Rs) Arrears for 20 months (Rs) 15 1,82,200 3,91,730 2,09,530 41,90,600 16 2,05,400 4,41,610 2,36,210 47,24,200 17 2,25,000 4,83,750 2,58,750 51,75,000 18 2,50,000 5,37,500 2,87,500 57,50,000 Level Current Basic (Rs) Revised Basic (Rs) Increase in Basic (Rs) Arrears for 20 months (Rs) 15 1,82,200 4,15,416 2,33,216 46,64,320 16 2,05,400 4,68,312 2,62,912 52,58,240 17 2,25,000 5,13,000 2,88,000 57,60,000 18 2,50,000 5,70,000 3,20,000 64,00,000 Level Current Basic (Rs) Revised Basic (Rs) Increase in Basic (Rs) Arrears for 20 months (Rs) 15 1,82,200 4,68,254 2,86,054 57,21,080 16 2,05,400 5,27,878 3,22,478 64,49,560 17 2,25,000 5,78,250 3,53,250 70,65,000 18 2,50,000 6,42,500 3,92,500 78,50,000 Level Current Basic (Rs) Revised Basic (Rs) Increase in Basic (Rs) Arrears for 20 months (Rs) 15 1,82,200 5,21,092 3,38,892 67,77,840 16 2,05,400 5,87,444 3,82,044 76,40,880 17 2,25,000 6,43,500 4,18,500 83,70,000 18 2,50,000 7,15,000 4,65,000 93,00,000 The 8Pay Commission (8CPC) is taking a methodical approach to prepare its report of recommendations.

They’re holding meetings with employee and pensioner bodies and other stakeholders, and listening to their views on payout revision and work-related issues.The next round of meetings with stakeholders is set to take place in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on June 21-22, 2026. With every meeting and each development, central government employees are growing more curious about their pay revisions. Their salaries will be based on the fitment factor. If there’s a delay in rolling out the 8Pay Commission report, both employees and pensioners can expect to receive arrears, likely starting from January 1, 2026. These arrears will depend on their employee level, the salary difference between the 8and 7Pay Commissions and the duration of the delay in implementing the 8CPC report.So how much could employees at Level 15-18 expect in arrears if the 8Pay Commission opts for fitment factors of 2.0, 2.15, 2.28, 2.57 and 2.86?, Let’s find out!According to the 7Pay Commission pay matrix, Level 15-18 central government employees hold positions of higher administrative grade (HAG) and above. These employees have 30-35 years of service experience belonging to top-tier services such as Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), defence services, etc.These officers are at levels of secretaries, additional secretaries, special secretaries, chief of defence services, director generals in some departments, among others.Since the implementation date of the 8Pay Commission report will be known after some time, we are assuming that central government employees are getting arrears for 20 months (from January 2026-August 2027).