8th Pay Commission: More than 1.2 crore central employees and pensioners across the country are eagerly awaited by the 8th Pay Commission. Even though the government had approved the formation of this commission on 16 January 2025, it has not been formally formed. The chairman and members have not yet been decided nor the Terms of Reference (Tor) has been finalized. Even after nearly six months, the situation remains the same, so it is clear that now this commission will not be able to give its recommendations on time and the hope of implementing the new salary from 1 January 2026 is almost over. Its implementation may take 2 years.
What is indicated by previous pay commissions?
If we look at the process and time period of the 6th and 7th Pay Commission, it has taken average 2 to 2.5 years to prepare and implement the report.
6th pay commission
The 6th Pay Commission was set up on 5 October 2006. It submitted its report on 24 March 2008. The government implemented it from 1 January 2006 to the previous date and was approved in August 2008. It took about 1 year and 5 months to make the report and it took 5 months to get approval. Employees got out of two installments.
7th pay commission
The 7th Pay Commission was made on 28 February 2014. It submitted the report on 19 November 2015. It was implemented from 1 January 2016. The government approved this in June 2016. It took about 1 year 9 months to prepare the report and it took 7 months to implement. Outstanding from January to June 2016.
8th pay commission
The 8th Pay Commission, which is currently discussed the most, is not yet formally formed. It is expected to be formed by the end of 2025 and the report may come to 2027 or 2028. If everything goes well, it can be implemented in 2028. It may take about one and a half years to form a report and 6 to 8 months to implement. But since neither the Speaker has been decided, nor the Terms of Reference (Tor) has been finalized, its process is incomplete and it is difficult to say anything.
How long can the 8th Pay Commission apply?
This means that if the 8th Pay Commission is formed in the end of 2025 or early 2026, its report can come up to 2027 or 2028. It may take more time to be implemented and 6–8 months. That is, the new salary may be applicable in 2028. Even if the government implements it from 1 January 2026 and gives arrears.
What is the status of the 8th Pay Commission?
The government has so far issued a deputation circular for only 35 staff posts, but no announcement has been made for the chairman, member or secretary. Discussions about Terms of Reference (Tor) are still going on. The process of starting the work of the Commission cannot proceed until Tor is fixed. In such a situation, the expectations of the employees are currently on only speculation.
What are the demands of employees?
Central employee organizations have sent several suggestions to the government, in which the major demands are.
The minimum wage should be fixed on the basis of a 5 -member family.
Salary level should be merged.
Pension should be reviewed every 5 years.
After 12 years, the entire pension should be restored again.
50% dearness allowance (DA) should be added to the basic salary.
How much can salary increase?
The most discussed is about the fitment factor, which decides how much will increase in the current salary. If the fitment factor is fixed between 1.92x to 2.86x, then the minimum salary of Rs 18,000 can be increased to Rs 51,000. Similarly, pensioners are expected to get additional benefits under Dearness Relief and New Pension Scheme. But until the government forms the commission and the tor is not fixed, everything is just speculation.
The expectation of the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission from 1 January 2026 now seems to be weakening. Until the formation of the government form the Commission and the report process formally, the central employees and pensioners will not get a clear direction or timeline. Now everyone’s eyes are on the next step of the government how fast it starts this process. Does it give relief to employees by increasing salary from the previous date or is the wait long.
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