8th pay commission
Around 1.12 crore central government employees and pensioners are eagerly waiting for the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission. Currently, the 7th Pay Commission is working, which is ending in December 2025. The 8th Pay Commission should be implemented immediately after that. Since the 8th Pay Commission is expected to increase the basic salary, allowance, pension and retirement benefits of government employees and pensioners, many people are wondering whether it will be implemented from next year, ie January 2026, or it will be delayed.
When will the 8th Pay Commission be applicable?
According to a recent report of Ambit Capital, titled “8th Pay: It will be worth money? According to the 8th Pay Commission can increase the government salary and pension by 30-34%. But, it seems that we will not see it to be applicable before FY 27, ie 2027. It means that there is a possibility of implementation between April 2026 to March 2027. It is due to this year, the central government is due to this year. Was announced, but by July 2025, there is no details about its chairman, member or work-period. For the formation of the formation of the formation of it, the 7th Pay Commission was formed in February 2014, but it was implemented from the members of the Commission to submit its recommendations and reports to the report.
Speaking to Supreme Court lawyer Sandeep Bajaj ET, the Supreme Court lawyer said that although the 8th Pay Commission was formally announced in January 2025, its implementation seems to be slow. Important stops such as appointment of the chairman and members of the Commission and finalizing its scope are still pending. Bajaz further says that historically, the Pay Commission, whose term is 10 years, usually takes about 2 years from its formation to real implementation. With this argument, the 8th Pay Commission is very less likely to be effective from January 2026, and there is a strong possibility that it can continue till 2027.
According to Bajaj, one of the reasons for this is that no budgetary allocation for the 8th Pay Commission was declared in the Union Budget 2025-26. The data of Ambit Capital shows that the government will need an additional Rs 1.8 lakh crore for an estimated 30-34% increase in salary and pension. Bajaz further said that there is a lack of administrative speed regarding the implementation of the Eighth Pay Commission. Although any final amendment is expected to be implemented with the retrospective impact, this adjournment may increase disappointment among the central government employees and pensioners, especially in view of the continuous inflation pressure.
Will the outstanding amount increase
The Pay Commission reviews the allowance and other benefits like salary structure, dearness allowance (DA) and proposes to increase in them to maintain the compensation of the employees in line with the pressures of inflation and private sector. For this, for this, twice every year, in January and July, in January and July, the dearness allowance is amended. Therefore, an increase in dearness allowance is effective from 1 January and 1 July of the year concerned.
However, employees and pensioners do not get their adjusted compensation immediately. To increase the dearness allowance announced in January, employees usually get cumulative arrears until it is actually implemented, which may usually be March or April. Even earlier this year, the government had increased dearness allowance from 53 per cent of the basic salary from 53 per cent from January 1, 2025, but it was paid late.
Similarly, for an increase in the dearness allowance (DA) announced in July, employees and pensioners usually get the dues of July, August and September with the salary of October, which coincides with the season of India's festivals, when people celebrate Dussehra and Diwali. If the implementation of the Eighth Pay Commission is carried forward, then the government may increase further. Also, keep in mind that the recommendations of the Eighth Pay Commission are to be implemented by December 2025, and although it will be effective from January 2026, they will be implemented only after being approved by the government.
According to the Ambit Capital report, with the current basic salary of Rs 50,000 and the estimated dearness allowance (DA) by the end of 2025 (DA) reaching 60 per cent (with another potential increase in July), the salary is expected to increase by at least 14%, and the best position is expected to increase by 54% under the 8th Pay Commission.
Source: www.tv9hindi.com
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