The drafting committee of the National Council (Joint Consultative Mechanism) or NC-JCM, the main body of organizations of central government employees and pensioners, will hold a meeting on April 13, 2026. In this meeting, the final memorandum will be discussed, which will be sent to the 8th Pay Commission. This meeting is being held in the backdrop of lakhs of central government employees eagerly waiting for the possible date of salary hike. The government has not yet announced the date of salary increase under the 8th Pay Commission.
When and where will the meeting take place
In a letter to the Drafting Committee members, NC-JCM Secretary Shiv Gopal Mishra wrote that in continuation of the previous letter (referring to which is office letter dated 12/03/2026), we inform you that the next meeting of the Drafting Committee members for the 8th CPC on behalf of the ‘Staff Side’ of NC-JCM will be held on April 13, 2026 at 11:00 am, JP Choubey Memorial Library. (AIRF Office Complex), 4, State Entry, New Delhi. This meeting of April 13 is the next phase of the meeting held on March 12, 2026.
In the meeting on March 12, all the members of the drafting committee of NC-JCM gathered to discuss a common memorandum on behalf of all the organizations of employees and pensioners. The members of the drafting committee of NC-JCM are continuously discussing the issues related to salaries, pensions, allowances and other job related conditions of employees and pensioners. This is a part of the process of preparing a joint memorandum which will be sent to the 8th Pay Commission. The 8th CPC has set the deadline for submission of such memorandum as April 30, 2026.
will be finalized
All India Defense Employees Federation (AIDEF) KC Sreekumar said that in the April 13 meeting itself, there is every possibility that the joint memorandum will be finalized, ET reported. Regarding the role of AIDEF in the April 13 meeting, Sreekumar said that out of all the 8 subjects given by the 8th CPC in its questionnaire, AIDEF will finalize its proposals for submission to the 8th CPC, which will be adopted by all the constituent organizations of NC-JCM in the areas of Railways, Defence, Posts, Income Tax, Accounts and Audit etc.
Sreekumar is referring to a questionnaire posted on the website of the 8th CPC, which aims to seek feedback from employees, pensioners, unions, employee organizations and other stakeholders. The last date for online submission of this questionnaire was March 31, 2026. Earlier, NC-JCM had also written a letter to 8th CPC Chairperson, Ranjana Prakash Desai, requesting to make nine changes in the format of the feedback questionnaire.
8th CPC Major Updates of Last 1 Month
- The process of submitting the memorandum started on March 5, 2026.
- The last date for submitting the questionnaire was extended to March 31, 2026.
- The government told the Lok Sabha that the report of the 8th CPC is expected within 18 months of the release of the terms of reference (ToR) of the 8th Pay Commission in November 2025.
- The Uttarakhand tour of 8th CPC was announced on March 30, 2026.
- The staff side of NC-JCM has requested that the last date for submission of separate memorandum on department-specific issues be extended to May 31, 2026.
Salary related information of 8th Pay Commission
Pankaj Choudhary, Minister of State in the Finance Ministry, told Parliament last month that the 8th Pay Commission will give its recommendations on various issues like salaries, allowances, pensions etc. of central government employees within 18 months of its constitution (starting from November 2025).
Salary increase by 8th pay commission
The increase in salary by the 8th Pay Commission will depend on the ‘fitment factor’ which will be decided by the 8th Pay Commission. Employee organizations are demanding fitment factor as high as 3.15. Many experts believe that the fitment factor may exceed 2.50. However, the actual information about the increase in salary will be known only when the government takes a decision on the fitment factor, which may take more than a year.
8th Pay Commission arrear date
Employees and pensioners organizations are demanding the government to announce the due date. They want the arrears to be implemented from January 1, 2026. The Federation of National Postal Organizations has demanded from the government that Dearness Allowance (DA)—which is currently 58 per cent—be merged with the basic salary and employees and pensioners should be given interim relief from January 1, 2026. It is believed that the arrears will be applicable from January 1, 2026, as the tenure of the 7th Pay Commission ended on December 31, 2025. However, the actual date will be known only when the government announces it.