Personal Finance News
8th Pay Commission: How Staff Side calculated ₹69,000 minimum salary, step-by-step breakdown
.png)
5 min read | Updated on May 27, 2026, 12:28 IST
SUMMARY
Pay Revision is an investment in human capital and economic growth, not merely expenditure. Therefore, considering the average retail prices of the Food items, the Staff Side said.
The Staff Side has proposed minimum ₹69,000 salary. | Image: Shutterstock
The Staff-Side of the NC-JCM has proposed to the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) to increase the minimum salary of employees from ₹18,000 to ₹69,000. They calculated this minimum pay using a scientific living wage formula. The following is a step-by-step breakdown of how they arrived at this number.
The breakdown is: Employee (1 unit) + Spouse (1 unit) + 2 Children (0.8 units each) + Parents (0.8 units each) = 5.2 units, which was rounded down to 5 units.
-
Housing: Added at 7.5% of the base expenses = ₹2,443.31 .
-
Fuel, electricity, and water: Added at 20% of the combined total of base expenses + housing = ₹7,004.15
-
Skill development: Added at 25% of all the above costs = ₹10,506.23
-
Additional expenses (Marriage, recreation, festivals): As mandated by a 1991 Supreme Court Judgment, they added 25% of all accumulated costs up to this point = ₹13,132.79
-
Technology charges: Finally, they added a 5% charge on the entire accumulated total to cover modern technological and digital needs = ₹3,283.19
The final result after adding all the above components comes to ₹68,947.15 per month, rounded off to ₹69,000, which the Staff Side has proposed as the minimum pay for Group C employees. The proposed minimum pay points to a minimum fitment factor of 3.833.
Full calculation
| Sl. no | Item | Per month (5 units avg) / Qty | Rate / Basis | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice/Wheat (super fine) | 71.25 | 60 | 4,275.00 |
| 2 | Dal (toor/urad/moong) | 12.00 | 139 | 1,668.00 |
| 3 | Raw vegetables | 15.00 | 62 | 930.00 |
| 4 | Green vegetables | 18.75 | 37 | 693.75 |
| 5 | Other vegetables | 11.25 | 60 | 675.00 |
| 6 | Fruits | 18.00 | 120 | 2,160.00 |
| 7 | Milk | 30.00 | 63 | 1,890.00 |
| 8 | Sugar/Jaggery | 8.40 | 55 | 462.00 |
| 9 | Edible oil | 6.00 | 180 | 1,080.00 |
| 10 | Fish | 4.16 | 688 | 2,862.08 |
| 11 | Meat | 8.33 | 804 | 6,697.32 |
| 12 | Egg | 150.00 | 7 | 1,050.00 |
| 13 | Total food | — | — | 24,443.15 |
| 14 | Other food items (beverages, dry fruits, spices, etc.) | 10% of food charges | — | 2,444.32 |
| 15 | Detergents | Lump sum | 655 | 655.00 |
| 16 | Clothes | 9.2 | 222 | 2,035.00 |
| 17 | Stitching & other clothing | Lump sum | — | 3,000.00 |
| 18 | Total (13 to 17) | — | — | 32,577.47 |
| 19 | Housing | 7.5% of 18 | — | 2,443.31 |
| 20 | Fuel, electricity, water | 20% of (18+19) | — | 7,004.16 |
| 21 | Skill provision | 25% of (18 to 20) | — | 10,506.23 |
| 22 | Marriage, recreation, festivals | 25% of (18 to 21) | — | 13,132.79 |
| 23 | Technology charges | 5% of (18 to 22) | — | 3,283.20 |
| 24 | Grand total | — | — | 68,947.15 |
| 25 | Minimum pay for Group C (rounded off) | — | — | 69,000.00 |
| 26 | Fitment formula | — | — | 3.833 |
Source: Staff Side-NCJCM
“Pay Revision is an investment in human capital and economic growth, not merely expenditure. Therefore, considering the average retail prices of the Food items, Clothing expenditure, 7.5% for Housing, 20% for Fuel, Electricity, Water Charges, 25% for Skill Development, 25% for Additional Expenditure towards marriage, recreation, festival etc., as per Supreme Court Judgment of 1991 and Technology Charges at the rate of 5%, the minimum pay computed by the Staff Side National Council (JCM) is Rs. 69,000/- for 5 Unit Family,” the Staff Side said in its memorandum to the 8th CPC.
“Accordingly, the Fitment Formula for the existing employees and pensioners will be 3.833,” they added.
Related News
About The Author
Next Story
