The 8th Central Pay Commission was formally constituted on November 3, 2025 under Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, with 18 months to submit recommendations. Dear…
In January 2025, the Government of India announced its intention to form the 8th Central Pay Commission to review pay, pensions and allowances for central government emp…
The Union Cabinet approved the 8th CPC's Terms of Reference, naming Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai as Chairperson and instructing the Commission to weigh employee compens…
A government notification formally constituted the 8th Central Pay Commission, starting its 18-month window to submit recommendations — pointing to around May 2027 if th…
The Department of Expenditure issued an order raising DA from 58% to 60% of basic pay, effective January 1, 2026 — a routine 7th CPC-formula adjustment, unrelated to the…
NC-JCM's Staff Side held its first Standing Committee meeting with the 8th CPC, proposing a fitment factor of 3.833 (implying ~₹69,000 minimum basic pay from ₹18,000), a…
The deadline for employees, pensioners and associations to submit memoranda to the Commission closed on June 15, 2026, after being extended twice from an original April…
The deadline for Ministries, Departments and Union Territories to submit employee and manpower data through the Commission's portal, originally June 30, 2026, was furthe…
The Commission held stakeholder consultations in Jaipur (31 Aug–1 Sep), Chennai (7–8 Sep), Puducherry (9 Sep) and Chandigarh (16–18 Sep), letting employee and pensioner…
No fitment factor, minimum pay, arrears rule or implementation date has been announced. Justice Desai's added Uniform Civil Code drafting assignments have raised employe…
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