SaralnamaThe central government on Monday approved the Terms of Reference (ToR) related to the formation of the 8th Central Pay Commission. Additionally, former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai has been appointed as the chairperson of the commission. The commission will have to submit its recommendations within 18 months, which can be implemented. According to an Economic Times report, this will benefit 1.2 crore people. Of these, approximately 50 lakh are central government employees and approximately 69 lakh are pensioners. Once the new pay commission is implemented, there could be a significant increase in the salaries of government employees. How this increase will happen, who will benefit from it, and how much the old salary will increase to – let's find out the answers to 5 questions with financial expert Rajshekhar. Question 1 – Pay Commission means… (Updated 29 Oct 2025, 17:17 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- The central government on Monday approved the Terms of Reference (ToR) related to the formation of the 8th Central Pay Commission
- Additionally, former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai has been appointed as the chairperson of the commission
- The commission will have to submit its recommendations within 18 months, which can be implemented from January 1, 2026