Some employee groups like the All India New Pension Scheme Employees’ Federation (AINPSEF), are pushing for a 7% annual increment from the 8th Pay Commission for the central government workers. Meanwhile, others like the National Council of the Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM), the All India Defence Employees' Federation (AIDEF) and the Federation of National Postal Organisations (FNPO) have all recommended a 6% annual increment.
They believe that a higher increment rate would reduce the reliance on a high fitment factor in pay commissions and employees won’t have to wait for 10 years for a decent salary bump.
