Archive · 7 Oct 2026
8th Pay Commission Begins Bengaluru Stakeholder Meetings Amid Nationwide Consultations
The 8th Pay Commission is meeting people in Bengaluru on October 7 and 8.
The panel is led by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and has three members.
Organizations representing central government employees and pensioners were invited to ask for a meeting.
The Commission has not announced a final agenda.
The talks are expected to include pay, allowances, pensions and working conditions.
These meetings give representative groups a chance to share their concerns and requests.
The Commission has also planned meetings in other places.
Its next announced stakeholder meetings are in Mumbai on October 22 and 23.
The three-member 8th Pay Commission panel, led by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, is scheduled to meet stakeholders in Bengaluru on October 7 and 8.
The Commission invited eligible organizations, institutions, associations and unions to request appointments; the deadline was September 18.
No agenda has been finalized, but discussions are expected to cover pay, fitment factor, allowances, pensions and service conditions.
The Commission announced stakeholder meetings in Mumbai for October 22–23, with appointment requests due by October 10.
Other listed updates include consultant guideline changes and stakeholder visits in Jaipur and Chandigarh.
- Who
- The 8th Pay Commission, chaired by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, and eligible stakeholder organizations.
- What
- Two days of stakeholder meetings and discussions with the Commission.
- When
- October 7–8; the article gives the year as 2026.
- Where
- Bengaluru, India.
- Why
- To let stakeholder groups present views and demands on pay, allowances, pensions and service conditions.
- Bengaluru meetings
- October 7–8, 2026
- Panel chair
- Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
- Panel size
- Three members
- Appointment request deadline for Bengaluru
- September 18
- Expected discussion topics
- Pay, fitment factor, allowances, pensions and service conditions
- Next announced stakeholder meetings
- Mumbai, October 22–23, 2026
- Mumbai appointment request deadline
- October 10