New Delhi, July 17 -- The 8th Pay Commission, on 9-10 July, completed its latest stakeholder consultations and discussions in Kolkata. With more than eight months of the commission's official 18-month tenure completed, it is now expected to expedite consultations and finalise its recommendations.

The 8th Pay Commission will bring revisions to salaries, pension reforms and meaningful changes in allowances for nearly 1.1 crore central government employees and pensioners.

Given that the central government has yet to announce the final fitment factor, estimates using different multipliers indicate how the House Rent Allowance (HRA) of senior officers in Pay Levels 14, 15 and 16 may change.

HRA is calculated as a percentage of an employee's...