8th Pay Commission: Big news is coming out for central employees. For a long time, discussions about the 8th Pay Commission were going on, now its terms i.e. Terms of Reference (Tor) can be approved soon. After this decision, the path of formal talks will be cleared between the government and the employees regarding salary, allowances and pension.

Expect approval from the government soon

Senior members of the National Council-Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM) have confirmed that the central government may soon flag off Tor. Talking to NDTV Profit, Staff Side Secretary Shiv Gopal Mishra said that we hope that the government will approve soon. This process should not be late anymore.

Demand to change the formula to decide the original salary

In January, when the government sought suggestions on Tor from the staff side, the NC-JCM submitted a draft, which included several important demands. The biggest demand was the new calculation of minimum wages, in which till now there has been talk of making 5 units the basis instead of 3 units. This means that now parents should be decided by considering parents as dependent.

Shiv Gopal Mishra said that today’s social and family structure has changed. Parents’ care is not just moral, but also legal responsibility. He kept this point citing the Maintenance Act, 2022 of parents and senior citizens.

These major demands got support

These special things are included in the demands that have been emphasized by NC-JCM-

Merge of low pay levels – such as Level 1 with Level 2 and so on with Level 3 4 so that the progress of the employees does not stop.

Change in pension – The restoration of communicated pension should be done after 12 years and pension should be reviewed every 5 years.

Mixing dearness allowance to the original salary – The practice in the 5th Pay Commission should be resumed.

At the moment, dearness allowance (DA) has reached 55 per cent and the demand to add it to the original salary is gaining momentum because inflation is continuously affecting the pockets of the common people.

Delay in panel formation, timeline may slip by 2027

Although the 8th Pay Commission was given theoretical approval by the Central Government in January 2024, but its panel has not been constituted till now. The possible date of its implementation has been kept on 1 January 2026, but if the tor and the process of formation continues to be delayed, it can be averted by 2027.

Why is the 8th Pay Commission important?

In India, Pay Commission is formed once every ten years, which affects more than one crore central employees and pensioners. This commission not only affects the salaries, but also directly affects the retirement, pension and standard of living of the employees. Now everyone’s eyes are on the next announcement of the Central Government.

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