8th Pay Commission in Rajasthan

Rajasthan does not run a pay commission of its own. It waits for the central report, gets the finance department to cost the recommendations for roughly seven lakh serving employees and 5.4 lakh pensioners, and then notifies its own revised pay rules that mirror the central matrix with state-specific cadre mapping. On the record of 2008 and 2017 the state order should follow the central one by twelve to twenty-four months.

At a fitment factor of 1.92 a Level 1 basic of ₹18,000 becomes about ₹34,560, and Level 6 entry pay of ₹35,400 becomes roughly ₹67,970. Since DA resets to zero on the day new pay rules take effect, the first pay slip under the new matrix looks close to the present gross of basic plus 60% DA, and the real gain builds up as fresh DA instalments are added.

Staff federations have asked for 2.86, several analyst estimates cluster around 2.28, and the arithmetic of the present 60% DA plus a modest real increase points to something in the 1.92 to 2.15 band. Use the slider above to model each case instead of relying on a single headline number.

Almost certainly yes, because the state effective date is usually earlier than the notification date. Rajasthan has historically released arrears in instalments, sometimes partly credited to GPF or NPS rather than paid in cash, so plan for a phased receipt rather than a lump sum.

The state runs its own A, B and C city classification at 24, 16 and 8 percent, so HRA is a state decision rather than a commission one. If the central commission recommends fresh slabs, Rajasthan will normally re-notify its percentages alongside the new matrix, and Jaipur will stay the only category A city.

Pension is refixed at 50% of the revised last drawn pay, or by applying the fitment factor to the existing basic pension, whichever is more favourable once the state rules are notified. Dearness relief then restarts from zero on the revised pension and rises with each subsequent instalment.

Rajasthan restored the Old Pension Scheme for employees appointed on or after 1 January 2004, so many state staff no longer see a 10% NPS deduction and instead contribute to GPF. That changes the in-hand figure but not the way the revised basic pay is fixed.

Take your current matrix cell, multiply by the fitment factor to get the revised basic, then add HRA at your city category and any state allowance. DA starts at zero on the effective date, so compare the revised gross with your present basic plus 60% DA plus HRA to see the true increase.