8th pay commission: More than 1 crore employees and pensioners of the central government may suffer a shock. Millions of government employees of the country are waiting for the 8th Pay Commission and salary to increase. This wait can be longer. It may take to implement the suggestions of the 8th Pay Commission till the end of 2027 or till the beginning of 2028.
Why will it be late?
The example of the 7th Pay Commission (7th CPC) is being estimated that the process will run long. At that time, it took about 2 years 9 months from the announcement of the Commission till the recommendations came into force. On this basis, it is being said that the recommendations of the 8th Commission made in January 2025 come to 2026 and it is difficult to implement the same year.
What has happened so far?
In January 2025, the government announced the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. But more than six months have passed and have not yet been officially announced by the Terms of Reference (Tor) ie work or the chairperson and members of the Commission. For this reason, the deadline is moving further.
What was said by the government?
Minister of State in the Finance Ministry Pankaj Chaudhary said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha that the government has received suggestions from various parties and soon the official notification will be issued. He also said that the Commission will give its recommendations within the stipulated time, which will be decided after the TOR is released.
Previous experience and current concern
The 7th Pay Commission came into force in 2016 and accordingly the salary revision came into force from 1 January 2016. According to the 10-year bicycle, the new commission was to come in 2024-25. But this time it is being delayed. Both employees and pensioners are worried amidst increasing inflation.
Will you get benefit by 2028?
Reports say that even if the government still completes the formation of the commission, the new recommendations will be implemented in the beginning of 2028. However, it is also not necessary that the timeline of the 8th Pay Commission remains exactly 7th.