Union government announces constitution of 8th CPC for its employees, pensioners

The 7th Pay Commission was set up in 2016, and its term will end in 2026.
The announcement of 8th Pay Commission being approved by the Union Cabinet has come days ahead of the Budget 2025 announcements.
The announcement of 8th Pay Commission being approved by the Union Cabinet has come days ahead of the Budget 2025 announcements. (Representational Image)
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NEW DELHI: Days ahead of the presentation of the Union budget for the financial year 2025-26, the government on Thursday approved the constitution of the eighth Central Pay Commission (CPC) for revision of the salaries and allowances of over one crore employees and pensioners, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced.

Briefing media after the meeting of the CCEA, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vaishnaw said the term of the 7th Pay Commission will end at the beginning of the year 2026.

“Prime Minister has approved the 8th Central Pay Commission for central government employees and the chairman and twomembers of the Commission will be appointed soon,” he said.

There are over 50 lakh central government employees and nearly 65 lakh pensioners.

The minister further said the setting up of the new Pay Commission in 2025 will ensure that its recommendations are received well before the completion of the term of the 7th CPC and said that consultations “will be held with central and state governments and other stakeholders”.

Since 1947, the government constituted seven CPCs and it has a key role in deciding salary structures, benefits and allowances for government employees. Most of the state-owned organisations follow the commission’s recommendations.

The 7th CPC was constituted in 2014 and its recommendations were implemented on January 1, 2016.

It is to be noted here that employee representatives and various trade unions have had numerous meetings with the government in the last one year about the formation of the new CPC.

The Unions have recently met FM Nirmala Sitharaman as part of the customary pre-budget meeting, where they pressed for the establishment of the 8th CPC.

The pay commission plays a crucial role in determining salary structures, allowances and other benefits for government employees, and its recommendations significantly impact them across the country. 

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