8th Pay Commission : The eighth Central Pay Commission (CPC) has commenced its work. It may take 12-18 months to make suggestions. Employees and pensioners in central government, on the other hand, want the suggestions implemented as soon as possible. They are asking the government to do this. It remains to be seen whether this occurs, and whether central government employees and pensioners would be dissatisfied. The 7th Pay Commission was also encouraged to implement the amended pay structure as soon as possible, but this did not happen.
The seventh Pay Commission was established in 2014, and its recommendations went into effect on January 1, 2016. Its term ends in 2026. Typically, the central government convenes a pay commission every ten years to review staff remuneration. State governments also alter their employees’ compensation in accordance with the Central Pay Commission.
Why did the 7th CPC reject the request?
The Joint Consultative Machinery-Staff Side (JCM-Staff Side)/Pensioners’ Association represents central government employees and pensioners during Pay Commission talks. Several JCM-Staff Side associations urged that the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations be implemented beginning January 1, 2014. They contended that not combining DA and basic pay had drastically lowered the value of salaries. They also demanded that wage modifications be conducted every five years rather than every ten.
However, the 7th CPC rejected these demands. It stated, “This Commission was established in 2014, much before the completion of ten years of implementation of the Sixth CPC guidelines. Therefore, its recommendations will be available for consideration on January 1, 2016, before the completion of the 10-year period of the 6th CPC. However, the Commission disagrees with the need for early implementation of the modified pay structure and proposes that the 7th Pay Commission’s implementation date be January 1, 2016.
In such a setting, it is believed that the 8th Pay Commission’s recommendations will be implemented on time, rather than quickly. However, the government may offer some aid. The winter session of Parliament is slated to start on December 1, 2025. During this time, questions and answers about the 8th Pay Commission will also be addressed.
DA and DR should be combined into basic pay.
Unions representing central government employees and pensioners continue to demand that the existing Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) be combined into Basic Pay. This is because the present DA rate is insufficient to offset the effects of actual retail inflation. Meanwhile, some labor unions and pensioner groups have raised concern about the lack of a specific reference of pension reforms in the 8th Pay Commission’s Terms of Reference, as well as the lack of a deadline for the Commission’s proposals to be implemented.
8th Pay Commission : Parliament’s winter session begins on December 1st .
Parliament’s winter session begins on December 1st. During this event, questions and answers about the 8th Pay Commission will be discussed. Unions representing central government employees and pensioners have demanded that the current DA and DR be combined into the basic salary.
