8th Pay Commission: The notification of the 8th Pay Commission has not been issued yet. Government employees and pensioners are eagerly waiting for it. Now the government has shared an important update about the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. Know the full details.
8th Pay Commission: Crores of government employees and pensioners across the country are eagerly waiting for the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission. However, there has been no concrete progress since the official seal on the 8th Pay Commission in January 2025. This has upset the employees and pensioners a lot. However, now the Finance Ministry has finally broken the silence on the delay of the 8th Pay Commission.
The Finance Ministry has said that the appointment of its chairman and members will be done only after the notification of the commission is issued. The ‘Terms of Reference (ToR)’ i.e. the terms of work to be decided for the revision of salary and pension has not been decided yet. On the basis of these conditions, the salary of about 1 crore central government employees and pensioners will change.
Government replied in Lok Sabha
In the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary answered the questions asked by MPs TR Balu and Anand Bhadoria. The MPs asked whether the government has issued the notification of the 8th Pay Commission announced in January 2026 or not. The government also informed that inputs are being taken from the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Personnel and Training and different states for the formation of the commission.
The MPs also wanted to know when the members and chairman of the commission would be appointed. To this, the minister said that these appointments will be made only after the notification. On the question of the time frame for implementing the recommendations of the commission, he said that it will be implemented only when the commission gives its recommendations and the government accepts them.
Importance of 8th Pay Commission
The recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission were implemented from January 2016. Traditionally, a new pay commission is formed every 10 years. In such a situation, the appointment of the commission was expected in 2024–25 and the recommendations were expected to be implemented from 2026.
There is a demand for improvement in the salary of employees amid rising inflation and cost of living. Employee organizations argue that their purchasing power has been affected due to inflation. In view of this, the 8th Pay Commission will recommend revision in aspects like salary as well as pension, allowances and minimum wage.
How much will the salary increase in the 8th Pay Commission
Financial services firm Ambit Capital’s report on the 8th Pay Commission says that a salary increase of at least 14% and a maximum of 54% is possible. It says that the new pay commission can recommend a fitment factor between 1.83 to 2.46 for employees.
However, the report makes it clear that the possibility of a 54% increase is very low, as it will put a lot of pressure on the government’s financial position. Still, the government can consider a slightly higher salary increase to boost consumption, but it will not be a huge increase like the 6th Pay Commission.
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