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8th Pay Commission likely to start work from April FY2026, says Expenditure Secretary Manoj Govil
8th Pay Commission likely to start work from the month of April, said India's Expenditure Secretary Manoj Govil on Monday, reported the news portal CNBC-TV18.
8th Pay Commission is likely to start its work from the month of April in the financial year 2025-26, Expenditure Secretary Manoj Govil told the news portal CNBC-TV18 on Monday, February 10.
According to the new portal's report, the terms of reference (ToR) will require a green light approval from the Union Cabinet. The report also mentioned that Govil said that the government expects no financial impact of the 8th Pay Commission on the financial year 2026, and will ask for views from the Ministry of Department of Personnel & Training and the Ministry of Defence.
The next Union budget for the financial year 2026-27 will also include an allocation for the financial impact of the commission, and the scheme is expected to make an impact on the nation's Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), reported the news portal, citing Govil.
What is the 8th Pay Commission?
The 8th Pay Commission is a commission set up by the Central government to revise the pensions, allowances, and salaries of central government retirees and employees.
The revision will involve salary hikes, and also adjust the Dearness Allowance (DA) to align with India's inflation rate, Mint reported earlier.
However, the central government has not given any details on the percentage of salary hikes which the central government employees and retirees will receive. The news portal Business Today reported that the minimum basic salary could be hiked to ₹51,480 from ₹18,000.
As per Mint's earlier report, nearly 50 lakh central government employees, which include defence personnel, are expected to benefit from the 8th Pay Commission's revisions in pay structure.
According to the report, nearly 65 lakh central government pensioners, which includes defence retirees, are also expected to benefit from the revision of the pay structure.
This committee is set up every ten years to determine the revision of the payments, since 1946 the government as established seven pay commissions and is set to host the 8th one this year.
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First Published:10 Feb 2025, 09:25 PM IST
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