Archive · 3 Oct 2026
8th Pay Commission Holds Stakeholder Meetings Across India
The 8th Pay Commission is a group that will recommend changes to pay and benefits for central government workers and retirees.
It is asking employees, unions and pension groups for their views.
The commission plans to meet people in Bengaluru on October 7 and 8, 2026.
It will also meet people in Mumbai on October 22 and 23.
The group is considering salaries, allowances, pensions and other benefits.
State governments and banks do not automatically follow its recommendations.
The commission was notified in January 2025, and its final recommendations have not yet been released.
The changes are expected to affect more than one crore people, according to the article.
The 8th Central Pay Commission is consulting employee unions, pensioner associations, federations and other stakeholders before making recommendations.
The commission is scheduled to meet stakeholders in Bengaluru on October 7–8, 2026, and Mumbai on October 22–23, 2026.
Appointments for the Bengaluru meetings had to be requested by September 18; the Mumbai deadline is October 10.
The commission is reviewing pay, allowances, pensions and other employee benefits for central government personnel and retirees.
Its recommendations are not directly applicable to state government or bank employees, and final recommendations are still pending.
- Who
- The 8th Central Pay Commission, chaired by former Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, is consulting employee and pensioner stakeholders.
- What
- The commission is holding consultations and reviewing pay, allowances, pensions and other benefits before issuing recommendations.
- When
- Meetings are scheduled for October 7–8 and October 22–23, 2026.
- Where
- Bengaluru and Mumbai, India.
- Why
- To gather stakeholder views as the commission considers changes to compensation and benefits for central government employees and retirees.
- Commission notified
- January 17, 2025
- Scheduled effective date
- January 1, 2026
- Bengaluru meetings
- October 7–8, 2026; appointment application deadline was September 18
- Mumbai meetings
- October 22–23, 2026; appointment application deadline is October 10
- Commission chairperson
- Former Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
- Expected reach
- More than one crore people, including about 50 lakh central government employees and close to 65 lakh pensioners
- Coverage
- Central government employees and retirees; recommendations do not directly apply to state government or bank employees