8th Pay Commission News: In a major relief for pensioners Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government has clarified that the Finance Act 2025 will not revoke DA hikes and 8th Pay Commission benefits from retired central government employees. Will government stop DA hikes 8th Pay Commission benefits for retirees? In a post on X the fact check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) said the viral social media claim about retirees being excluded from 8th Pay Commission and DA hike benefits was fake and no such policy changes have been made. A message circulating on WhatsApp claims that the Central Government has withdrawn post-retirement benefits like DA hikes and Pay Commission revisions for retired employees under the Finance Act 2025. The claim is FAKE! the PIBs fact check unit posted on X. It added that the only change made in the CCS (Pension) Rules 2021 is the amendment of Rule 37(29C) and pertains to those retired PSU employees who have been dismissed for misconduct. Under the amended rules an absorbed PSU employee forfeit their retirement benefits if they are dismissed from service due to misconduct. Will retired Govt employees stop getting DA hikes & Pay Commission benefits under the Finance Act 2025⁉️ A message circulating on #WhatsApp claims that the Central Government has withdrawn post-retirement benefits like DA hikes and Pay Commission revisions for retired… pic.twitter.com/E2mCRMPObO — PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) November 13 2025 The dismissal or removal from service of the public sector undertaking of any employee after his absorption in such undertaking for any subsequent misconduct shall lead to forfeiture of the retirement benefits for the service rendered under the Government also the amended rule states. How did the claim originate? While the exact origins of the claim are unknown the message went viral after it was widely circulated on WhatsApp and other messaging apps. It falsely claimed that Finance Act 2025 overrides a 1982 Supreme Court judgment and that the government would no longer provide post-retirement benefits to retirees. Notably many believe that retired central government employees may not receive a pension hike under the 8th Pay Commission as the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the 8th CPC (8th Central Pay Commission) does not provide for pension revision unlike the preceding 7th Pay Commission. However the government has not explicitly mentioned that pensioners will be excluded from 8th Pay Commission and concrete details about the new salary structure of central government employees and retirees will only be known once the Commission submits its recommendations which is expected to be around 18 months if we go by precedent. When will 8th Pay Commission be implemented? Earlier this month on November 3 Prime Minister Narendra-led Union Cabinet approved the terms of reference (ToR) of the 8th Pay Commission which will benefit 50 lakh central government employees and 69 lakh pensioners and will have implications on the emoluments of the staff of state governments. If we go by the implementation of previous pay commissions the government usually takes about 18 to 24 months to implement the recommendations of the commission. Thus its unlikely that 8th Pay Commission would be implemented before mid-2027 while reports suggest that the next CPC implementation might be pushed back to early 2028. As per a report by Kotak Institutional Equities 8th Pay Commission might be implemented in 2026 or early 2027. The ToR of the commission was approved by the Cabinet about nine months after it gave an in-principle nod to setting up the 8th Pay Commission and the ToR has been finalised after consultation with various ministries state governments and staff side of joint consultative machinery according to an official statement.