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Possibilities for setting up 8th pay Commission
Already a News was spreading in Social Media and News websites that here after Govt will not set up any pay commission. Hence the central government employees are in doubt that whether this NDA government will set up 8th Pay Commission to revise the pay and allowance.
As this numerical sequence of the Pay commissions reveals that it is a 70 years old practice, and this Govt cannot do away with this practice simply.
The pay Commission which is constituted for revising the pay and allowances of Central Government employees every ten years, mainly focus on the service conditions of Govt Staffs, improving the performance in Govt establishments and restructuring of Pay and allowances.
Hence, to function the Government machinery in a smooth way , the aspect of maintaining work life balance of Government staff to be taken into account.
So the revision of Pay and Allowance once in ten years is much needed one
Terms of reference of 8th Pay Commission
The terms of reference of the Pay Commission will be as follows:—
(a) To examine, review, evolve and recommend changes that are desirable and feasible regarding the principles that should govern the emoluments structure including pay, allowances and other facilities/benefits, in cash or kind, having regard to rationalization and simplification therein as well as the specialized needs of various Departments, agencies and services, in respect of the following categories of employees:—
(i) Central Government employees—industrial and non-industrial;
(ii) Personnel belonging to the All India Services;
(iii) Personnel of the Union Territories;
(iv) Officers and employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department;
(v) Members of the regulatory bodies (excluding the RBI) set up under the Acts of Parliament; and
(vi) Officers and employees of the Supreme Court
What is the work of 8th Pay Commission ?
(b) To examine, review, evolve and recommend changes that are desirable and feasible regarding the principles that should govern the emoluments structure, concessions and facilities/benefits, in cash or kind, as well as the retirement benefits of the personnel belonging to the Defence Forces, having regard to the historical and traditional parities, with due emphasis on the aspects unique to these personnel,
(c) To work out the framework for an emoluments structure linked with the need to attract the most suitable talent to Government service, promote efficiency, accountability and responsibility in the work culture, and foster excellence in the public governance system to respond to the complex challenges of modern administration and the rapid political, social, economic and technological changes, with due regard to expectations of stakeholders, and to recommend appropriate training and capacity building through a competency based framework,
(d) To examine the existing schemes of payment of bonus, keeping in view, inter-alia, its bearing upon performance and productivity and make recommendations on the general principles, financial parameters and conditions for an appropriate Incentive Scheme to reward excellence in productivity, performance and integrity,
(e) To review the variety of existing allowances presently available to employees in addition to pay and suggest their rationalization and simplification with a view to ensuring that the pay structure is so designed as to take these into account,
(f) To examine the principles which should govern the structure of pension and other retirement benefits, including revision of pension in the case of employees who have retired prior to the date of effect of these recommendations, keeping in view that retirement benefits of all Central Government employees appointed on and after 01.01.2004 are covered by the New Pension Scheme (NPS),
Recommendation of 8th Pay Commission
(g) To make recommendations on the above, keeping in view:
i. the economic conditions in the country and the need for fiscal prudence;
ii. the need to ensure that adequate resources are available for developmental expenditures and welfare
measures;
iii. the likely impact of the recommendations on the finances of the State Governments, which usually
adopt the recommendations with some modifications;
iv. the prevailing emolument structure and retirement benefits available to employees of Central
Public Sector Undertakings; and
v. the best global practices and their adaptability and relevance in Indian conditions.
Date of effect of 8th CPC recommendation
(h) To recommend the date of effect of its recommendations on all the above,
Since the 5th, Sixth and Seventh Pay Commission recommendation were implemented with effect from 1.1.1996, 1.1.2006 and 1.1.2016 respectively, the 8th Pay Commission recommendation will be implemented with effect from 1.1.2026.
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