8th Pay Commission: If you are a central government employee and are expecting a salary hike from January 1, 2026, then be careful. Because the 8th Pay Commission (8th Central Pay Commission) may not be able to present the report so soon.
The government had announced the formation of the 8th Pay Commission in January 2025. This announcement was made just before the budget, due to which the employees were expecting that the new salary structure would be implemented from 2026. But till now the chairman of the commission, two members and a secretary level officer have not been appointed. That is, the process of formation is still incomplete.
The matter also came up in Parliament
In March 2025, in response to a question in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman admitted that the 8th Pay Commission has been constituted. But at the same time she also added that the terms of reference (ToR) of the commission and the time frame of the report have not been decided yet.
The report could take a year
Speaking to Moneycontrol, Manoj Goel, expenditure secretary, finance ministry, said, “If the commission is set up in March 2025, the report is expected to come by March 2026. However, it may take less than a year.” This means that the government has not kept any funds for salary hike in the 2025-26 budget.
Why does it take so much time?
The Pay Commission has to take opinion from all the ministries, employee unions and pensioners’ groups. Only after this the report is prepared. Last time the 7th Pay Commission took about 18 months to prepare the report.
When is the 7th Pay Commission ending?
The recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission are in effect from 2016 and its term is till 2026. According to tradition, a new commission is formed every ten years. But there is a delay in the process of preparing the report and implementing it.
It is difficult to get new salary from 2026
Even if the report of the 8th Pay Commission comes by March 2026, it may take a few more months to implement it. In such a situation, it would be premature to expect a new salary from January 2026.
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