8th Pay Commission Latest Update: The curiosity about the 8th Pay Commission is continuously increasing among central employees and pensioners. More than 48 lakh central employees and more than 68 lakh pensioners are waiting for the new salary. The tenure of the Seventh Pay Commission has ended on 31 December 2025. After which naturally expectations are linked to the 8th Pay Commission.

Meanwhile, the Central Government has taken an important step to speed up the work of the Commission. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the appointment of a new director in the 8th Pay Commission.

This appointment is being considered important because the government now does not want to allow any delay regarding the Eighth Pay Commission. Let us know who has been made the new director…..

Appointment of new director in 8th Pay Commission

Under the orders of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), this important responsibility has been entrusted to Krishna VR, a senior officer of 2009 batch of Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS). He has been brought on deputation to the Department of Expenditure of the Finance Ministry through the Central Staffing Scheme.

This step is being seen as an indication that the government wants to speed up the process of preparing the commission’s report and does not want any delay in it.

When can I get salary benefits?

The biggest question in the minds of the employees is when will they start getting the benefits of revised salary. Recently, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary had given important information on this in the Parliament. The government has said that the notification for the formation of the 8th Pay Commission was issued on 3 November 2025.

According to the rules, the commission has been given 18 months to prepare its recommendations. If seen accordingly, the report of the commission may come by the middle of the year 2027. The government will take further action only after the recommendations come. The government reviews the report and passes it. In such a situation, there is no complete clarity regarding salary increase.

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