FNPO Demands Rs 69,000 Minimum Salary, 3.83 Fitment Factor from 8th Pay Commission

The Federation of National Postal Organisations (FNPO) has submitted its memorandum to the 8th Pay Commission with key demands including Rs 69,000 minimum salary for entry-level employees, a fitment factor of 3.83, Gramin Dak Sevak's inclusion in the 8th CPC, and an annual increment of 6%.

The postal employee body submitted its memorandum on April 20, 2026, even as the 8th Pay Commission is set to meet unions and associations from April 28-30 in New Delhi.

FNPO's memorandum included issues related to postal assistants, sorting assistants, postmen, mail guards, civil wing, admin offices, accounts, marketing executives, systems administrators, development officers (PLI), among others.

Key demands of FNPO from the 8th Pay Commission:

Rs 69,000 minimum salary for entry-level employee: FNPO has proposed Rs 69,000 minimum basic pay for a Level 1 (entry level) employee. The postal employee body has proposed this pay for a multi-tasking staff (MTS) employee. Under the 7th Pay Commission, the basic pay of an entry-level employee is Rs 18,000.

For a postman or mail guard, a Level 5 employee, FNPO has proposed to increase basic pay from Rs 25,500 to Rs 1,12,000. The postal body has also suggested merging Levels 2 and 3, and Levels 8, 9 and 10.

Fitment factor of 3.83: FNPO has proposed a 3.83 fitment factor for all postal employees across the cadre. In the 7th Pay Commission, the fitment factor was 2.57. A fitment factor is a multiplier for salary and pension revision. A 3.83 fitment factor means the basic pay of an employee or the basic pension of a pensioner will be multiplied by 3.83 in a new pay commission.

Annual increment of 6%: The postal employee body has proposed an annual increment of 6%. Under the 7th Pay Commission, employees get an annual increment of 3% on their basic salary. FNPO argues that ever since the 6th CPC, the annual increment has been stuck at 3% of the basic pay.

5 minimum promotions: FNPO proposes that under the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACP) scheme, all postal employees should get at least five promotions in their service. The postal employee body argues that such a reform is required to address the problem of pay stagnation and to provide meaningful career advancement commensurate with the multi-skilled executive.

HRA up to 40%: FNPO has proposed a house rent allowance at 30% of the basic pay for a Z class city, 35% for a Y class city and 40% for a X class city. The current DA rates (after DA reached 50%) in the 7th Pay Commission are 9%, 18% and 27%.

Pension liability to be delinked from department expenditure: FNPO suggests pension and family pension liabilities of the employees of the Department of Posts should be fully delinked from departmental expenditure and treated as a charge on the Consolidated Fund of India.

Menstrual leave, improved CCL for women employees: For women employees, FNPO has proposed menstrual leave, improved CCL, créche at workplaces and gender-sensitive postings. The postal employee body says women employees should be granted 12 menstrual leave per year (one per month). These leaves should be non-cumulative and should be granted with a medical certificate.

CGHS cashless treatment for all postal employees, pensioners: FNPO has urged the 8th Pay Commission to approve universal cashless CGHS treatment for all employees and pensioners.

The 8th Pay Commission is set to meet employee unions and associations in New Delhi from April 28 to 30.