Who is former Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, who became the Chairman of the Eighth Pay Commission?

Justice Ranjana Desai: There is big news for more than one crore central salaried employees and pensioners. The Central Government has given formal approval to the formation of the much awaited Eighth Pay Commission in the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. It has been approved about 10 months after the announcement of the Commission.

The government has given the commission 18 months time to submit its recommendations. On the basis of these recommendations, the increase in salary and pension of government employees can be implemented from the year 2027.

Who is Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai?

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai has been appointed as the chairperson of the Eighth Pay Commission. At the same time, IIM Bangalore Professor Pulak Ghosh and Petroleum and Natural Gas Secretary Pankaj Jain have been included as member-secretaries.

Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai had earlier been the chairperson of the Delimitation Commission. Apart from this, she was also appointed as the head of the committee formed on the draft of Uniform Civil Code.

Since her retirement from the Supreme Court in 2014, she has served in various constitutional and administrative roles. Born on 30 October 1949, Ranjana Desai completed her graduation in Arts from Elphinstone College in 1970 and LLB degree from Government Law College, Mumbai in 1973.

When will the Eighth Pay Commission become effective?

Keeping in mind the rising inflation and cost of living in the country, a new pay commission is constituted every 10 years, under which the salaries, allowances and other facilities of the central employees are revised. According to this tradition, the Eighth Pay Commission will be considered effective from January 1, 2026. However, considering the time taken by the Commission to submit its recommendations, the actual pay and pension hike is likely to be implemented from the year 2027.

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