8th Pay Commission
Prime minister Narendra Modi has given his consent over the constitution of 8th Pay Commission.
It is likely that 8th Pay Commission would be constituted in 2026.
Duration of 7th Pay Commission is going to end in 2026.
According to experts, there will be 40 to 50 percent increase in salaries and pensions.
State governments also constitute their own commission or simply follow the 8th Pay Commission recommendations in their respective States. In this way State government's employees will also be benefited by this move.
Pay commission
There is a provision in the constitution that in every 10 years, a Pay Commission will be constituted by central government to review the salaries and emoluments of central government employees and to give suggestions for increasing salaries accordingly.
7th Pay Commission came in to force in 2016 and its recommendation are valid to 2026.
- The First Central Pay Commission was headed by Srinivas Varadachariar.
- The Second Pay Commission was headed by Jagannath Das.
- The Third Pay Commission was headed by Raghubar Dayal.
- The Fourth Pay Commission Was Chaired by P.N.Singhal.
- The Fifth Pay Commission was chaired by S.Ratnavel Pandian.
- The Sixth Pay Commission was chaired by B.N.Srikrishna.
- The Seventh Pay Commission was chaired by A.K. Mathur.
