8th pay commission: Government employees and pensioners who dream of increased salary in January 2026 are going to be disappointed. Actually, you may have to wait for 1 not 2 years to implement the 8th Pay Commission. According to the news of Financial Express, the recommendation of the 8th Pay Commission was to be implemented from January 2026, but the revised salary and pension change seems difficult to meet before 2027.
Amidst all this, it has been told in this report that it is a matter of relief that when government employees and pensioners get a revised salary in 2027, they will also be given 12 months arrears according to the increased pay scale. In such a situation, government employees and pensioners will get some relief. We are telling in detail about the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission.
It will take so many months after the formation of the commission
The recommendation of the 8th Pay Commission is difficult to implement before 2027, as the new commission will form its recommendations in 15 to 18 months of formation. Also, the Commission can also submit an interim report before submitting the final recommendations, but the entire report of the 8th Pay Commission will be revealed by the end of 2026. Let us tell you that in view of the process of previous pay commissions, the government will review and implement only after the final report is submitted. This simply means that salary and pension increase will be implemented only by the beginning of 2027.
When will the commission start its work
According to the information, the Modi cabinet can approve the conditions of the 8th Pay Commission (TOR) in April itself. Also, the government is in the final process of formation commission and official notification will be issued as soon as the cabinet gets approval. After this, the commission can start its work from April 2025. Let us tell you that the government announced the formation of the 8th Pay Commission on 16 January 2025.