8th Pay Commission: Great news for central employees! In the winter session of Parliament, the government has made it clear that the work is going on at a fast pace regarding the Eighth Pay Commission. Although no fixed date of implementation has been given yet, the process has progressed completely and soon we may see a huge increase in the salary and pension of the employees.

What did the minister say in Parliament?

Answering the questions of MPs in Parliament, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said that the government will decide the date of implementation of the Eighth Pay Commission at the appropriate time. As soon as the commission submits its report and the recommendations are accepted, provision will be made in the budget for it. That means the date is not fixed yet, but the path is completely clear!

Formal approval was received in November 2025

It is noteworthy that in November 2025, the Central Government had approved the Terms of Reference of the Eighth Pay Commission. The commission has been given 18 months to submit its report. With this, the work of reviewing salaries, allowances and pensions of government employees has officially started. The Cabinet gave in-principle approval in January 2025 and the proposal was passed in the Lok Sabha with complete details on 3 November 2025.

Three big signs indicating that the new pay commission is very close!

Prateek Vaidya, MD, Karma Management Global Consulting, told India Today that every time there are some special signals before the Pay Commission comes. This time too those three signs are clearly visible:

• The last three pay commissions (5th, 6th, 7th) came every 10 years – in 1996, 2006 and 2016.


• When Dearness Allowance (DA) crosses 50%, the new commission becomes almost certain. By the beginning of 2024, DA had crossed 50% and now it has reached 58%!


• The financial condition of the government is now so strong that it will be easy to implement the new pay commission.

Prateek Vaidya clearly says, “Now we have moved ahead of the signals. The Eighth Pay Commission has been officially implemented. Speculation is over!”

When will I get the new salary?

On paper, the new wages are expected to be implemented from January 1, 2026, but in reality employees may have to wait a little longer. The 7th Pay Commission was considered to be implemented from January 2016, but actually the increased salary came in June 2016 and the arrears were received later.

According to Vaidya, it will take 18 months for the report of the Eighth Pay Commission to come, then there will be cabinet approval, notification and re-calculation work in the department. In such a situation, the employees are most likely to get the real benefit in the financial year 2026-27. That means new salary + old arrears will come into the account together!

So just be a little more patient… now only months are left to wait for the bumper increase in your salary!