8th Pay Commission: latest status
The 8th Pay Commission has not yet submitted its recommendations, and the Government has not announced an implementation date (as of 26 Oct 2026).
Key facts
- Constituted
- 3 November 2025
- MoF DoE Resolution F.No.01/01/2025-E.III(A), Gazette of India Extraordinary Part I Sec 1 No. 322. Source
- Chair
- Smt. Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai (former Supreme Court judge)
- Members
- Prof. Pulak Ghosh, Member (Part-Time) (IIM Bangalore per media; not stated in the Resolution)
- Member-Secretary
- Shri Pankaj Jain (Secretary, Petroleum & Natural Gas per media; not stated in the Resolution)
- Headquarters
- Delhi per Resolution para 4; office at Chanderlok Building (3rd and 7th floors), Janpath, New Delhi 110001 per 8cpc.gov.in
- Commission website
- 8cpc.gov.in
- Report due
- Within 18 months of constitution. Counted from 3 November 2025, that is around May 2027 (our calculation).
- Constitution date taken as 3 Nov 2025 (resolution date). Commission may reckon from a different date; no official calendar date announced.
- Interim reports
- Permitted: 'may consider, if necessary, sending interim reports on any of the matters as and when the recommendations are finalized.' None submitted as of 10 Aug 2026 (LS USQ 3456: no recommendations submitted yet).
Effective date: official position and our assumption
- Official position
- No effective date has been announced. PIB 28 Oct 2025: 'Going by this trend, the effect of the 8th CPC recommendations would normally be expected from 01.01.2026' (a background trend note, not a decision). LS USQ 1347, 8 Dec 2025: 'The date of implementation of the 8th Central Pay Commission shall be decided by the Government.' ToR is silent on effective date. USQ 3456 (10 Aug 2026) gave no date.
- What our calculators assume
- 1 January 2026. This is not official. assumption A1
Cabinet approves Terms of Reference of 8th Central Pay Commission · Lok Sabha USQ 1347, 8 Dec 2025 (text via staffnews.in) · Lok Sabha USQ 3456, 10 Aug 2026 (PDF) · Gazette of India Extraordinary No. 322, Resolution F.No.01/01/2025-E.III(A), 3 Nov 2025 (8cpc.gov.in copy)
Terms of Reference
The Commission was constituted by a Ministry of Finance resolution. Its Terms of Reference, summarised from the Gazette:
- Para 2(a): examine and recommend desirable and feasible changes in emoluments (pay, allowances, other facilities/benefits in cash or kind), having regard to rationalisation, contemporary functional requirements and specialised needs of departments/agencies/services, for: (i) Central Govt employees industrial and non-industrial; (ii) All India Services; (iii) Defence Forces; (iv) UT personnel; (v) Indian Audit & Accounts Dept; (vi) regulatory bodies set up under Acts of Parliament (excl. RBI); (vii) Supreme Court officers/employees; (viii) High Court officers/employees whose expenditure is borne by UTs; (ix) judicial officers of subordinate courts in UTs (with note to follow All India Judges' Association 24 Aug 1993 judgement).
- 2(b): work out an emolument structure conducive to attracting talent to Government service, promoting efficiency, accountability and responsibility in work culture.
- 2(c): examine existing bonus schemes; recommend general principles, financial parameters, productivity/performance-linked parameters for an incentive scheme rewarding excellence.
- 2(d): review existing allowances and conditions of admissibility; recommend rationalisation given the multiplicity of allowances.
- 2(e)(i): review Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity of employees on NPS (including UPS); (ii) review DCRG and pensions of employees not on NPS/UPS, keeping in view 2(f)(iii).
- 2(f): keep in view (i) economic conditions and need for fiscal prudence; (ii) adequate resources for developmental expenditure and welfare; (iii) unfunded cost of non-contributory pension schemes; (iv) likely impact on State Government finances; (v) prevailing emolument structure, benefits and working conditions in CPSUs and private sector.
- Para 3: Commission devises its own procedure; may appoint advisors, institutional consultants, experts; may call for information/evidence; Ministries/Departments to furnish information.
- Para 4: Headquarters in Delhi.
- Para 5 (verbatim): 'The Commission will make its recommendations within 18 months of the date of its constitution. It may consider, if necessary, sending interim reports on any of the matters as and when the recommendations are finalized.'
NOTE: the ToR does not state an effective date, does not mention DA merger and does not mention the fitment factor.
Timeline
Entries tagged Official come from a Government document, release or the Commission’s website. News report entries rely on press or secondary coverage.
Scheduled and computed
Our calculation
Computed (not announced): 18 months from 3 Nov 2025 resolution.
So far, newest first
News report
News report (Mint, 24 Oct 2026, as relayed by Sunday Guardian): the Centre has said there is no proposal to merge DA with basic pay at present. We found no primary document for this; the last official statement is Lok Sabha USQ 212 (1 Dec 2025).
8th Pay Commission Latest News: Mumbai Consultations Conclude (24 Oct 2026)
News report
Commission visited Mumbai, 22-23 Oct 2026 (visit notice: 8cpc.gov.in, 21 Sep 2026). Held per a news report; the 8cpc.gov.in site had posted no report of the visit as of 26 Oct 2026.
8th Pay Commission Latest News: Mumbai Consultations Conclude (24 Oct 2026)
News report
Commission visited Bengaluru, 7-8 Oct 2026 (visit notice: 8cpc.gov.in, 24 Aug 2026). Held per a news report; the 8cpc.gov.in site had posted no report of the visit as of 26 Oct 2026.
8th Pay Commission Latest News: Bengaluru Meetings Underway, Mumbai Visit Next (8 Oct 2026)
Official
Lok Sabha USQ 3456 (Varun Chaudhry): Resolution of 03.11.2025 'does not provide that the Commission would keep the Government updated on its consultation process'; 'The 8th CPC has not submitted its recommendations to the Government yet.' No fitment factor or date given.
News report
Final memoranda deadline.
News report
State/UT consultation visits: Delhi, Ladakh, J&K, Hyderabad, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata (to July per ETV Bharat), Jaipur 31 Aug-1 Sep, Chandigarh 16-18 Sep.
News report
Commission notice extends memorandum deadline to 15 Jun 2026 ('final timeline, no further extension').
8th Pay Commission memorandum submission date extended to June 15
News report
NC-JCM Staff Side submits 51-page memorandum: fitment 3.833, minimum pay Rs 69,000, max Rs 2,15,000, 6% annual increment (reported 15-16 Apr 2026).
8th Pay Commission: NC-JCM seeks Rs 69,000 minimum salary, 6% annual increment
News report
Memorandum deadline extended 30 Apr -> 31 May 2026.
8th CPC last date for submission of memorandum extended upto 31.05.2026
Official
8th CPC invites memoranda online from associations, unions, individuals via 8cpc.gov.in and innovateindia.mygov.in; initial deadline 30 Apr 2026. Paper/email/PDF may not be considered.
8th Central Pay Commission Invites Representations from Stakeholders
News report
Federation of National Postal Organisations (FNPO) writes to the 8th CPC chairperson asking that merger of 50% DA with basic pay be treated as interim relief from 1 Jan 2026.
8th Pay Commission interim relief: Merge 50% DA with Basic Salary, FNPO tells 8th CPC chairperson
News report
8cpc.gov.in website and 18-question MyGov questionnaire go live (deadline 16 Mar, extended to 31 Mar 2026).
8th CPC Questionnaire Submission Deadline Extended to March 31, 2026
News report
Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers serves notice of a one-day strike on 12 Feb 2026, demanding 20% interim relief and merger of 50% DA/DR with basic pay/pension from 1 Jan 2026.
Central govt employees body threatens strike over delay in 8th CPC implementation, demands relief
News report
Commission office allotted at Chanderlok Building, Janpath, New Delhi; secretariat deputation vacancy circular (per GConnect; not verified at primary source).
8th Pay Commission Timeline (secondary; used only for dates not in primary sources)
Official
8cpc.gov.in publishes the gazette resolution, ToR PDF and 28 Oct press release (site shows these uploaded 7-8 Jan 2026).
Official
Lok Sabha USQ 1347: 'The date of implementation of the 8th Central Pay Commission shall be decided by the Government.' 50.14 lakh employees, ~69 lakh pensioners; recommendations within 18 months per the 3 Nov resolution.
Official
Lok Sabha USQ 212 (MoS Finance Pankaj Chaudhary): 'No proposal regarding merger of the existing DA with the Basic Pay is under consideration with the Government at present.'
Official
Ministry of Finance (DoE) Resolution published in Gazette of India Extraordinary No. 322 constituting the 8th CPC: Chair Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, Member (Part-Time) Prof. Pulak Ghosh, Member-Secretary Pankaj Jain; HQ Delhi; 18 months.
Official
Union Cabinet approves Terms of Reference; PIB background note says effect 'would normally be expected from 01.01.2026'.
Cabinet approves Terms of Reference of 8th Central Pay Commission
Official
Union Cabinet approves setting up the 8th CPC (announced by Ashwini Vaishnaw at the Cabinet briefing; ToR, chair and members to follow). No PIB release for this found; official character rests on the minister's briefing as reported by AIR.