8th Pay Commission: Discussions are taking place regarding the rise in the basic salary for over 1 crore government workers. It has been stated in numerous locations that employees might receive positive news in the upcoming new year. However, the recent update on the 8th Pay Commission has just been released, clarifying all the uncertainties about its implementation.
Salaries of the government employees to raise soon?
Based on the information, the government has evidently declined to carry it out at this time. The announcement regarding the raise in the salaries of central government employees has been temporarily stopped. The government has made its position clear on the 8th Pay Commission, stating that there is currently no discussion on forming it. According to media reports, we would like to inform you that until now, there have been indications that the government might make a significant announcement about the new pay commission in the budget for 2025-26.
Media reports indicate that Rajya Sabha MPs Javed Ali Khan and Ramji Lal Suman raised concerns with the government about the salary increase. They inquired if the government could introduce a new pay commission in the budget for 2025-26? To this, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary responded. He mentioned that the suggestion to establish the 8th Central Pay Commission isn’t currently under consideration.
Typically, a pay commission is created after a decade. The most recent pay commission was established a decade ago in 2014. As a result, there were speculations that a significant decision might be made regarding it this time. The establishment of a new pay commission results in adjustments to the salaries of central employees and retirees. Typically, the salary includes increments for dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR).
There were reports of an increase of up to Rs 34,000 from many places, but after this update from the government, the wait of crores of employees has increased further.