Let us tell you that the term of the 7th Pay Commission is ending on 31 December 2025. The 7th Pay Commission announced in February 2014 was implemented in January 2016 after almost two years.
8th pay commission latest: Central employees are waiting for the recommendations of the Eighth Pay Commission. However, so far the government has only announced the formation of the Pay Commission. Information has not been given about who will be included in this commission. In such a situation, it is being speculated that there may be a delay in the implementation of the recommendations of the Pay Commission. Due to this, central employees may have to wait for updates related to salary or dearness allowance i.e. DA in the year 2026. However, despite the delay in implementation of the recommendations of the new Pay Commission, central employees can get arrears.
When will the report of the Eighth Pay Commission come
Actually, the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission are going to be implemented from January 1, 2026. The committee of the Pay Commission has not been formed yet. The Pay Commission committee also has to submit its recommendations to the government after discussions and reviews in different ways. This entire process may take about a year. In such a situation, it is estimated that the report of the Eighth Pay Commission will be ready by the second half of the year 2026. After this, it will be implemented as soon as the government approves it. The government can also revise the recommendations of the Pay Commission. That is to say, there is no obligation to implement it literally.
However, despite the delay in getting the approval of the Pay Commission recommendations, it will be effective from January 1, 2026. If the recommendations under the new Pay Commission are implemented from January 1, 2026, then the central employees are also expected to get arrears.
What to expect from the Eighth Pay Commission?
Although there is no information about how the Eighth Pay Commission will revise the salary structure of lakhs of central government employees and pensioners, experts have said that the fitment factor can be kept between 2.5 to 2.8.
