Eighth Pay Commission: This can be a relief news for more than one crore salaried and retired employees. New information has come to light regarding the 8th Pay Commission. According to reports, while its formation was announced in January this year, now its formal formation can be done by next week.

According to reports, it may take 6 to 12 months for the Pay Commission to send its recommendations to the Central Government. Before this, aspects like fitment factor, pay structure, allowances and pension reforms will be discussed with all the concerned parties.

When will it be implemented?

According to the report of Financial Express, the Central Government has almost finalized the Terms of Reference (ToR), and the names of the Chairman and members of the Pay Commission are also being finalized. However, no formal announcement has been made by the government in this regard till now.

NC-JCM (Staff Side) Secretary Shiv Gopal Mishra has said that even if there is some delay in the formation of the commission or the recommendations, the recommendations of the Eighth Pay Commission will be considered effective from January 1, 2026. He said that if there is a delay in implementation, employees will get salary hike along with arrears — as was the case at the time of the Seventh Pay Commission.

The proposal has been submitted to the government

NC-JCM, the forum representing central employees and pensioners, has already submitted the draft Term of Reference (ToR) to the central government in January 2025. The forum says that now the formal notification regarding the formation of the commission is awaited from the government.

Also read: Amazon is going to do the biggest layoff ever from today, will cut off 30 thousand out of 15 lakh staff.