8th Pay Commission Latest News – Expectation and Reality

8th CPC Updates

Wanto to know whether 8th Central Pay Commission will be held or not ? There is a huge confusion on Constitution of Eighth Central Pay Commission. In the recommendations of 7^th Central Pay Commission, it was clearly direted that the revision of pay will be conducted as usual after 10 years. However, it is due on 01 Jan 2026, so, the govt may consider for constitution of the Pay Commision on due course. Meanwhile Ministry of Finance has released some information on this matter in Rajya Sabha.

Pay commission is always beneficial for Central Govt employees and pensioners including defence pensioners/soldiers. Lets know the reality of the information released at Rajya Sabha QnA Session :

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 532

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2023
SRAVANA 3, 1945 (SAKA)

Constitution of Eighth Central Pay Commission
Unsrtarred Q No. 532 by SHRI JAVED ALI KHAN
Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has not considered para 1.22 contained in 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) report which recommended that pay matrix of Central Government employees may be reviewed periodically without waiting for long period of 10 years on the basis of Aykroyd formula;

(b) if so, whether Government would constitute Eighth CPC in view of the highest inflation in last 30 years and constitution of Seventh CPC in the year 2013;

(d) if not, the reasons therefore ?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a): The Government has not considered this issue while according the approval of the revision of pay and allowances based on Seventh Central Pay Commission.

(b) to (d): No such proposal is under consideration with the Government for constitution of Eighth Central Pay Commission for the Central Government employees.

But the pensioners and emplo yees need not to be de-motivated on the information issued by the Ministry. It may be expected that as usual, govt may constitute the 8^th CPC on due course.