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8th Pay Commission salary: How 3.833x vs 4x fitment factors could mean 3,006 monthly basic-pay gap

8th Pay Commission has yet to finalize fitment factor. Unions have sought 3.833x and 4x. For Level 1 employees with 18,000 basic pay, these imply revised basic salaries of 68,994 and 72,000, increases of 50,994 and 54,000, respectively, with a difference of 3,006 between the two estimates.