8th Pay Commission: With the Centre ruling out any proposal to set up the 8th Central Pay Commission anytime soon, over 1 crore central government employees and pensioners have expressed their displeasure over the delay in announcing the next pay commission, which, according to them, should start its term from January 1, 2026.
Amid this, the All India State Government Employees Federation has urged the Narendra Modi government to set up the 8th Pay Commission at the earliest. The Federation has also demanded the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) and the regularisation of contractual employees.
Expressing strong displeasure over the central government’s clear refusal to constitute the 8th Pay Commission and restore the OPS, the Federation has reportedly decided to hold a fresh nationwide agitation in the new year.
National President of All India State Government Employees Federation Subhash Lamba said that the National Executive meeting will be held in Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) on 28-29 December, according to a report published in Dainik Tribune. “A concrete plan of agitation will be made in it,” Lamba has been quoted as saying. Apart from the office bearers of All India State Government Employees Federation, the heads and general secretaries of the organisations of all the states will participate in the meeting, the report revealed.
Here’s what govt said on 8th Pay Commission
Recently, the Union Finance Ministry clarified that it is not considering any proposal to set up the 8th Pay Commission.
Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Pankaj Chaudhary, Minister of State for Finance, stated that there is currently no plan for the formation of the 8th Central Pay Commission.
NC JCM urges immediate formation of 8th Pay Commission
Days after the Finance Ministry stated that there is no proposal under consideration for the formation of the 8th Pay Commission, the National Council (Staff Side) Joint Consultative Machinery (NC JCM) wrote to the Union Cabinet Secretary, urging the “immediate” establishment of the new pay commission.
In a letter dated December 3, the Staff Side of the NC JCM said that it has been nine years since the implementation of the 7th CPC recommendations and added that the next wage and pension revision is due from January 1, 2026.
