Archive · 17 Aug 2026
8th Pay Commission schedules state visits for employee consultations
The government of India has a special group called the 8th Central Pay Commission.
This group helps decide how much money government workers and retired workers get paid.
The group is led by a former judge named Ranjana Prakash Desai.
Right now, the group is traveling to different cities to talk to workers and their unions.
They will visit Jaipur, Chennai, Puducherry, and Chandigarh in August and September.
They want to hear what workers think about their pay, allowances, and pensions.
The group will also visit railway workers in Mumbai.
More than one crore people, including about 50 lakh government employees and 65 lakh pensioners, could be affected by their decisions.
The group was formed on 3 November 2025 and has 18 months to share its recommendations.
So we might hear the final answers in 2027.
The 8th Central Pay Commission will visit Jaipur from 31 August to 1 September for stakeholder consultations.
The commission will visit Chennai (7-8 September), Puducherry (9 September), and Chandigarh (16-18 September).
The panel, chaired by former Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, is gathering input from employee and pensioner unions.
Expected discussion topics include fitment factor, salary revisions, allowance reorganisation, and pension reforms.
Recommendations are expected within 18 months of the commission's constitution on 3 November 2025, with the earliest announcements likely in February or April 2027.
- Who
- The 8th Central Pay Commission, chaired by former Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, with Pankaj Jain as Member-Secretary and Professor Pulak Ghosh as Member.
- What
- Consultation visits and meetings with central government employee and pensioner associations, federations, and unions across India.
- When
- Visits scheduled from 31 August to 18 September, with a planned visit to railway departments under the Central Railway zone in Mumbai.
- Where
- Jaipur, Chennai, Puducherry, and Chandigarh, plus Mumbai's Central Railway zone.
- Why
- To collect data and suggestions from stakeholders before deciding on pay, allowances, and pension for central government employees and pensioners.
- Commission
- 8th Central Pay Commission (8th CPC)
- Chairperson
- Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, former Supreme Court Justice
- Members
- Pankaj Jain (Member-Secretary) and Professor Pulak Ghosh (Member)
- Constitution date
- 3 November 2025
- Expected timeline
- Recommendations within 18 months; earliest announcement February or April 2027
- Beneficiaries
- Over 1 crore people — about 50 lakh central government employees and nearly 65 lakh pensioners
- Scheduled visits
- Jaipur (31 Aug-1 Sep), Chennai (7-8 Sep), Puducherry (9 Sep), Chandigarh (16-18 Sep)
- Submission deadlines
- Suggestions closed 15 June; data closed 31 July; consultant applications till 31 August