Kamal Ghorui
The government on Tuesday informed Parliament that the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) is examining revisions in pay scales, salaries, allowances and pension structures for central government employees, while consultations with stakeholders are currently under way.In a reply to an unstarred question in the Lok Sabha, minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary said the Centre had notified a resolution dated November 3, 2025 for the constitution of the 8th CPC along with the appointment of its chairperson and members, reported ET.The finance ministry also outlined the broad roadmap for implementation of the panel’s recommendations and clarified that the fiscal impact on the Union Budget would be known only after the government takes a final decision on accepting the report.Raising the issue in the House, Lok Sabha member A Raja sought details on the key areas under review by the commission. He asked whether proposed changes would cover pay scales, salaries, allowances and pension structures, and also sought clarity on the timeline for submission of the report.Raja further inquired whether the government had made any assessment of the fiscal implications of implementing the commission’s recommendations on the Union Budget.Responding to the queries, Chaudhary said the 8th CPC will make recommendations on “various issues viz. pay, allowances, pension, etc.” of central government employees within 18 months of its constitution.He added that the financial impact of the recommendations cannot be quantified at present and would be determined only after the Centre considers and accepts them.The commission has already started functioning from its office in New Delhi and has put in place an administrative framework to carry forward its work. It has appointed Ranjana Prakash Desai as chairperson, Pulak Ghosh as part-time member and Pankaj Jain as member-secretary to examine issues related to pay, pension, allowances and other service-related matters concerning central government employees.Apart from these appointments, the commission has also invited applications for various posts, including director or deputy secretary, under secretary and other supporting administrative positions.As part of its consultative process, the 8th CPC has provided an online structured format on its official website for submission of memoranda or representations. Associations and unions of serving employees and pensioners, organisations, institutions as well as individual employees and pensioners can submit their views through this mechanism.According to the commission, memoranda and representations will be accepted till April 30, 2026.In addition, the panel has sought feedback from ministries, departments, state governments, Union Territories, judicial officers, officers and employees of courts, members of regulatory bodies, associations or unions of serving or retired employees, pensioners, researchers, academicians and interested individuals.These inputs are being invited through a structured questionnaire comprising 18 questions hosted on the MyGov portal. The commission said stakeholders can access the questionnaire online and submit their responses within the specified timeline.The last date for submission of responses to the questionnaire is March 31, 2026.
