Archive · 14 Aug 2026
8th Pay Commission consultation drive: 5 latest updates for employees
The government wants to decide how much money to pay the people who work for it, like postal workers, railway workers and retired government employees.
To help with this decision, a special group called the 8th Pay Commission was created.
It is led by a judge named Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai.
The group is traveling around the country to talk to workers and pensioners and listen to their ideas.
It plans to visit places like Jaipur, Chennai, Puducherry and Chandigarh.
People can send their suggestions before certain dates.
The group has not decided on any new salaries or pensions yet.
When it finishes listening, it will write a report with its recommendations and give it to the central government.
This kind of commission is formed about once every ten years.
The 8th Pay Commission, chaired by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, was constituted on 3 November 2025 with an 18-month mandate.
The Commission is in its consultative phase, holding key meetings with employee unions and pensioner groups across states and union territories.
On 11 August, the Commission issued a partial modification to its guidelines for engaging consultants.
Consultations are scheduled in Jaipur (31 August-1 September 2026), Chennai (7-8 September), Puducherry (9 September) and Chandigarh (16-18 September).
No final fitment factor, minimum salary, pension revision or revised pay structure has been announced yet; recommendations will be submitted to the central government.
- Who
- Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, chairperson of the 8th Pay Commission, along with central government employees and pensioners.
- What
- The 8th Pay Commission is conducting nationwide consultations to recommend changes in pay, allowances and pensions for central government employees and pensioners.
- When
- The Commission was constituted on 3 November 2025; consultations are scheduled for August-September 2026, with the latest update on 11 August.
- Where
- India, including Jaipur (Rajasthan), Chennai, Puducherry and Chandigarh.
- Why
- To gather stakeholder input before drafting recommendations on revised pay, allowances and pensions to submit to the central government.
- Commission
- 8th Pay Commission
- Chairperson
- Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
- Constitution date
- 3 November 2025
- Mandate
- 18 months
- Current status
- Consultative phase; no pay or pension changes announced
- Scheduled consultations
- Jaipur (31 Aug-1 Sept), Chennai (7-8 Sept), Puducherry (9 Sept), Chandigarh (16-18 Sept)
- Fitment factor history
- 1.86 (6th Pay Commission); 2.57 (7th Pay Commission)
- Latest update
- 11 August - consultant engagement guidelines partially modified