When will the 8th Pay Commission be implemented?
8th Pay Commission: Finally a relief news has come for central employees and pensioners. The Central Government has approved the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the 8th Pay Commission. This means that now the way for increase in salary and pension has been cleared. The government has given the commission the responsibility of deciding the new salary structure, retirement benefits and service conditions. The commission will have to submit its recommendations to the government within 18 months, i.e. by April 2027.
When will salary and pension increase?
Now everyone’s eyes are on when the salary and pension of the employees will increase. According to government sources, usually the government takes 3 to 6 months to give approval after receiving the commission’s report. Accordingly, if the commission submits its report in April 2027, then the government can approve it by July 2027.
However, if we look at the records of previous commissions, the process often takes a long time. In such a situation, it may take time till January 2028 for the new recommendations to be implemented. This means that employees may have to wait a little longer.
What does the old record say?
If we look at the old records, the 6th Pay Commission was announced in July 2006. Its ToR was approved in October 2006. The commission submitted its report in March 2008 and the government approved it in August 2008. Overall, it took about 22 months to implement the recommendations of the 6th Commission. However, the increased salary was made effective from January 1, 2006, due to which the employees also got the benefit of past arrears.
Timeline of 7th Pay Commission
The 7th Pay Commission was announced in September 2013 and ToR was approved in February 2014. The commission submitted its report in November 2015 and the government approved it in June 2016. That means this entire process was completed in 28 months. The increased salary and pension was implemented from January 1, 2016. This trend shows that it may take about two to two and a half years between the preparation of the report and the approval of the government.
Possible timeline of 8th Pay Commission
If we follow this pattern, the 8th Pay Commission report will be submitted to the government in April 2027. Given the approval process, July 2027 could be the earliest possible date for its recommendations to be implemented. But if the process is delayed, we may have to wait till January 2028.