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8th Pay Commission Pension Calculator: This free 8th Pay Commission pension calculator projects your pension at any fitment factor and compares it with what you draw today, at 60% DR. It works for:
- employees retiring under the old pension scheme: projected basic pay, 50% pension, family pension, commutation lump sum and reduced pension;
- existing pensioners and family pensioners: today's pension × the fitment factor, with additional pension from age 80;
- UPS employees: the assured payout, family payout and lump sum on the projected pay.
It also shows the real rise after today's DR is merged and restarts at 0%. No sign-up is needed, and nothing you enter leaves your device.
8th Pay Commission Pension: Latest Status (October 2026)
| Item | Status |
|---|---|
| Pension in the 8th CPC | Covered. The Government told the Rajya Sabha on 2 December 2025 that the Commission will make recommendations on pay, allowances, pension and other issues |
| Commission | Constituted on 3 November 2025, chaired by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai; report due within 18 months, by about May 2027. Covers about 50 lakh employees and 69 lakh pensioners |
| Pre-2026 pensioners | The Finance Minister told Parliament that the 2025 Finance Act provision on pension rules only reaffirmed rules in force since 1972 and did not change civil or defence pensions |
| Fitment factor | Not decided. Analysts' estimates mostly 1.83 to 2.46; staff side demand 3.833 |
| Commutation restoration | 15 years today. The NC-JCM staff side has proposed 11 years; not decided |
| DR | 60% from 1 January 2026; the July 2026 instalment was not announced as of 23 October 2026 |
Sources: Resolution of 3 November 2025; Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question 252, 2 December 2025; Finance Minister on pension rules; commutation demand, August 2026; DR status, 23 October 2026.
How 8th Pay Commission Pension Is Calculated
Old pension follows Rule 44 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021: 50% of emoluments for 10 or more years of qualifying service, rounded up to the rupee, with no cut for service below 20 or 33 years. The 7th CPC revised existing pensions by the same 2.57 factor it applied to pay, and its ₹9,000 minimum was ₹3,500 × 2.57. The calculator projects the minimum and maximum pension the same way.
8th Pay Commission Pension Example (Calculator Default)
Current basic pay ₹80,000, 30 years of service, retiring at 60, fitment factor 1.83:
| Item | Working | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Projected basic pay | ₹80,000 × 1.83 = ₹1,46,400 | ₹1,46,400 |
| Basic pension | 50% × ₹1,46,400 | ₹73,200 |
| DR after revision | 0% at the start | ₹0 |
| Pension today | ₹40,000 + 60% DR ₹24,000 | ₹64,000 |
| Real rise | ₹73,200 ÷ ₹64,000 | +14.38% |
| If 40% is commuted | ₹29,280 × 12 × 8.194 (age next birthday 61) | ₹28,79,044 lump sum; ₹43,920 a month for 15 years |
The pension is the same for any service of 10 years or more.
Minimum and Maximum Pension by Fitment Factor
| Fitment factor | Minimum pension (₹9,000 ×) | Maximum pension (₹1,25,000 ×) | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.83 | ₹16,470 | ₹2,28,750 | Same real rise as the 7th CPC |
| 1.92 | ₹17,280 | ₹2,40,000 | Widely quoted estimate |
| 2.28 | ₹20,520 | ₹2,85,000 | Estimate |
| 2.57 | ₹23,130 | ₹3,21,250 | The 7th CPC's factor |
| 2.86 | ₹25,740 | ₹3,57,500 | Often quoted |
| 3.83 | ₹34,470 | ₹4,78,750 | Staff side demand |
Projections, rounded up to the rupee. The 8th CPC will set its own minimum and maximum. Why each factor is quoted is on the 8th Pay Commission fitment factor page.
Revised Pension for Existing Pensioners
Basic pension today × the factor, against today's pension + 60% DR:
| Basic pension today | With 60% DR today | At 1.83 | At 2.28 | At 2.57 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₹9,000 (minimum) | ₹14,400 | ₹16,470 | ₹20,520 | ₹23,130 |
| ₹20,000 | ₹32,000 | ₹36,600 | ₹45,600 | ₹51,400 |
| ₹40,000 | ₹64,000 | ₹73,200 | ₹91,200 | ₹1,02,800 |
| ₹62,500 | ₹1,00,000 | ₹1,14,375 | ₹1,42,500 | ₹1,60,625 |
| Real rise | +14.38% | +42.50% | +60.62% |
DR restarts at 0% on the revised pension. Additional pension from age 80 (20%, rising to 100% at 100) is worked out on the revised pension, and a commuted portion still being deducted stays as it is until restoration.
Commutation of Pension Under the 8th CPC
You can commute up to 40% of your pension for a lump sum of commuted pension × 12 × the commutation value for your age next birthday: 8.371 at 59, 8.287 at 60, 8.194 at 61, 8.093 at 62. A higher pension under the 8th CPC gives a proportionately higher lump sum. The commuted part is restored after 15 years; the NC-JCM staff side has proposed 11 years. DR is paid on the full pension, not on the reduced pension.
8th Pay Commission Pension for NPS and UPS Employees
Employees who joined on or after 1 January 2004 are in the NPS, or in the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) if they opted for it. UPS, from 1 April 2025, gives:
- an assured payout of 50% of the average basic pay of the last 12 months for 25 years of service, proportionate from 10 years, with a minimum of ₹10,000 a month;
- a family payout of 60% of the payout, and DR on both;
- a lump sum of one-tenth of monthly basic pay + DA for each completed six months of service, which does not reduce the payout.
A higher basic pay under the 8th CPC raises the payout. At 1.83, an average basic pay of ₹80,000 becomes ₹1,46,400, and 25 years of service gives a payout of ₹73,200 a month. Under the NPS, the pension depends on the corpus and the annuity bought, so the calculator does not project it. Source: UPS FAQs, Department of Financial Services.
Who Should Use This Calculator
- Central Government employees nearing retirement
- Existing pensioners and family pensioners
- UPS employees planning their payout
- HR, accounts and pension staff comparing 7th and 8th CPC figures
Which HR Calcy Calculator to Use
| You want | Calculator |
|---|---|
| Projected pension under the 8th CPC | This 8th Pay Commission pension calculator |
| Pension today, with DR, commutation and year-wise table | Pension calculator |
| In-hand salary, today vs the 8th CPC | 8th Pay Commission salary calculator |
| Projected pay for every level and cell | 8th Pay Commission pay matrix |
| New basic pay at a fitment factor, or the real rise | 8th Pay Commission fitment factor calculator |
| DR today and DR arrears | DA calculator |
| Bank employees' pension | Bank pension calculator |
About the Calculator
How to Use This 8th Pay Commission Pension Calculator
- Choose Retiring employee, Existing pensioner or UPS employee.
- Retiring: select the pension type and enter your current basic pay, service and age at retirement; choose commutation and the percentage (up to 40%).
- Existing pensioner: enter your basic pension today, any commuted portion still deducted and your age.
- UPS: enter the average basic pay of your last 12 months and your service.
- Type a fitment factor or tap one. Keep DR after the 8th CPC at 0% and DR today at 60%, or enter other rates.
- Read the monthly pension, lump sum and the comparison with today. Use Copy to save the result.
How the Figures Are Worked Out
Projected basic pay is current basic pay × the factor, rounded to ₹100 as pay matrix cells are. Pension is 50% of it (30% for ordinary family pension), rounded up to the rupee, between ₹9,000 × factor and ₹1,25,000 × factor (₹75,000 × factor for ordinary family pension). An existing pension is multiplied by the factor and rounded up. The commuted amount is rounded down and the lump sum uses the official table by age next birthday. DR is on the full pension plus additional pension. The UPS payout is 50% × projected average basic pay × months of service (up to 300) ÷ 300, at least ₹10,000 × the factor.
Assumptions and Limitations
- The 8th Pay Commission has not reported; its fitment factor, pension rules and date are not decided.
- Pensions are assumed to be revised by the same factor as pay, as under the 7th CPC. The 7th CPC also offered pre-2016 pensioners 50% of notional pay if higher; the 8th CPC's method is not known.
- The UPS minimum of ₹10,000 is scaled by the factor, like the old pension minimum; how UPS will be linked to the 8th CPC is not decided.
- For Central Government civil pensioners. State governments, banks, EPS and the NPS follow other rules.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will pensioners get the benefit of the 8th Pay Commission?
Pension is within its remit. The Government told the Rajya Sabha on 2 December 2025 that the 8th CPC will make recommendations on pay, allowances and pension. The revision itself will depend on its report and the Government's decision.
How is 8th Pay Commission pension calculated?
For a retiring employee, 50% of the projected basic pay (current basic pay × the fitment factor). For an existing pensioner, today's basic pension × the fitment factor, as the 7th CPC did with 2.57.
What will be the minimum pension under the 8th Pay Commission?
Not decided. If ₹9,000 is scaled like the 7th CPC's minimum, it becomes ₹16,470 at 1.83, ₹20,520 at 2.28, ₹23,130 at 2.57 and ₹25,740 at 2.86.
How much will my pension increase under the 8th Pay Commission?
Against today's pension + 60% DR, the rise is 14.38% at 1.83, 42.50% at 2.28 and 60.62% at 2.57, because DR is merged into the new pension and restarts at 0%. Basic pension itself rises by the full factor.
Will those who retired before 2026 get the 8th CPC revision?
The 7th CPC revised all existing pensions. On the 2025 Finance Act provision on pension rules, the Finance Minister told Parliament that it only reaffirmed rules in force since 1972 and did not change civil or defence pensions. The 8th CPC's treatment of existing pensioners will come with its report.
What fitment factor does the calculator use?
1.83 by default, the factor that gives the 7th CPC's real rise of 14.29% on 60% DR. The 8th CPC's factor is not decided; type any factor or tap 1.92, 2.28, 2.57, 2.86 or 3.83.
What happens to DR after the 8th Pay Commission?
DR on the date of revision is merged into the new pension through the fitment factor, and DR restarts at 0%. It then rises twice a year with the CPI-IW. DR is paid on the full pension, not on the pension reduced by commutation.
How is commutation calculated under the 8th Pay Commission?
Up to 40% of the pension × 12 × the commutation value for your age next birthday. On a ₹73,200 pension at 60: ₹29,280 × 12 × 8.194 = ₹28,79,044. It is restored after 15 years; an 11-year period has been proposed but not decided.
How much is family pension under the 8th Pay Commission?
At today's rates, 30% of the projected basic pay (ordinary), or 50% for a limited period (enhanced), with DR. On ₹80,000 basic pay at 1.83, that is ₹43,920 or ₹73,200.
Do NPS and UPS employees get 8th Pay Commission pension?
They do not get the old pension, but a higher basic pay raises the UPS assured payout of 50% of the 12-month average basic pay. NPS pension depends on the corpus and annuity. The calculator has a UPS mode.
Is this an official 8th Pay Commission pension?
No. It is a projection under today's pension rules. Actual pension will depend on the 8th CPC's report and the Government's orders on it.
Disclaimer. A projection tool for estimation and planning only. The 8th Pay Commission's fitment factor and pension rules have not been decided; actual pension will depend on the Government's notification.