When will 8th Pay Commission be implemented, and when will the final report come?

The previous Central Pay Commission recommendations were implemented with effect from January 1, 2016, with retrospective effect for pay and pension.

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8th pay commission update: The commission will be implemented from January next year (File photo)

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the the terms of reference (ToR) of the Eighth Central Pay Commission. The Commission will be headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, a former Supreme Court judge and the chairperson of the Press Council of India, and will submit their recommendations to Centre within 18 months.

The formation of the 8th Central Pay Commission was announced by the government in January this year, in order to recommend changes in the pay structure and benefits offered to government employees.

The government said in a release, “The Central Pay Commissions are periodically constituted to go into various issues of emoluments structure, retirement benefits and other service conditions of Central Government employees and to make recommendations on the changes required thereon. Usually, the recommendations of the pay commissions are implemented after a gap of every 10 years.”

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When will the 8th Pay Commission be implemented?

According to the government release, the 8th Central Pay Commission recommendations would be implemented from January 1, 2026. This means that the pay and pension hike under 8th Pay Commission would be implemented from January 1, 2026, with the arrears being paid when it finally comes into effect.

The previous Central Pay Commission recommendations were implemented with effect from January 1, 2016, with retrospective effect for pay and pension.

When will the 8th Pay Commission report come?

While the pay hikes will be implemented from January 1, the Commission will take 12 to 18 months to submit their final recommendations to the central government.

The Commission will make their recommendations keeping in mind the economic conditions in the country and the need for fiscal prudence, the need to ensure that adequate resources are available for developmental expenditure and welfare measures, and the unfunded cost of non-contributory pension schemes.