8th Pay Commission Update: When will the recommendations of the Eighth Pay Commission be implemented? Will the salary of government employees not increase for 2 years? Know every detail…
8th Pay Commission: More than 1.2 crore central government employees and pensioners in the country are eagerly waiting for the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the next Pay Commission. On this basis, changes will be made in the salary and pension of government employees and pensioners. However, the central government had approved the formation of the Eighth Pay Commission on January 16, 2025, but it has not been formally constituted yet. Neither the chairman and other members of the Eighth Pay Commission have been appointed nor the Terms of Reference (ToR) have been finalized.
Even after about 6 months, the situation is still the same regarding the Eighth Pay Commission. In such a situation, it would not be wrong to say that there is very little hope of the recommendations of the Eighth Pay Commission being implemented from January 1, 2026. Let us tell you that the tenure of the Seventh Pay Commission is ending on December 31, 2025. Therefore, now it seems that the employees will not be able to get the benefit of salary hike soon.
What does the timeline of the last two pay commissions indicate?
The last two pay commissions – the sixth and the seventh – have taken an average of 2 to 2.5 years to prepare and implement their reports.
The Sixth Pay Commission was constituted in October 2006 and its report was submitted in March 2008. This pay commission was approved in August 2008 and its recommendations were implemented from 1 January 2006.
Similarly, the 7th Pay Commission was constituted in February 2014 and its report was submitted in November 2015. It was approved by the Cabinet in June 2016 and implemented from 1 January 2016. Let us tell you that both the pay commissions were implemented on time and arrears were also given.
8th Pay Commission constituted, ToR not decided
At present, the status of the 8th Pay Commission is quite incomplete. Although the government has issued a deputation circular for 35 staff posts, neither the chairman nor the members have been announced. Also, the government is busy finalizing the ToR.
When will the new pay scale be implemented now? Know the possible timeline
If the Eighth Pay Commission is constituted in late 2025 or early 2026, then the report will come by 2027 or 2028 and then it may take 6-8 months to be implemented. The recommendations of the new pay commission will be implemented by 2028. Yes, but if the government wants, it can pay the arrears along with implementing the new pay commission from January 1, 2026. However, it completely depends on political will and financial situation.
Employee demands
Employee organizations have given many suggestions to the government and these include demands like fixing minimum salary on the basis of 5-member family, merging pay level and revision of pension every 5 years and restoration of commuted pension after 12 years. Apart from this, the employees demand that 50 percent Dearness Allowance (DA) should be linked to the basic salary.
How much will the salary increase?
There are also reports about the fitment factor of the Eighth Pay Commission. If the fitment factor is between 1.92x to 2.86x, then the basic salary is expected to be between Rs 18,000 and Rs 51000. Pensioners are expected to get benefits under Dearness Relief and New Pension Schemes. However, the government has not yet approved the formation of the commission and ToR.
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