A big news has come out for more than one crore central employees and pensioners who are eagerly waiting for the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission. Actually, the new year has started but the new pay commission has not been implemented from January 1.

In such a situation, questions are arising in the minds of the employees whether they will get such old salary or not until the new pay commission is implemented. How much arrears will be received if there is a delay in the 8th Pay Commission? Answers to all these questions have arrived. Let us know in the news below -

To provide relief to government employees from rising inflation, the government implements a new pay commission every 10 years. So far seven pay commissions have been implemented. The recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission were last implemented in the year 2016.

Which has now completed 10 years, the tenure of the 7th Pay Commission has ended on 31 December 2025. But the 8th Pay Commission has not been implemented yet. In such a situation, many questions are arising in the minds of the employees that until the new pay commission is implemented, will they get the benefits of the old pay commission? The answer is - yes. Now talking about Arrears Update, in case of delay in Pay Commission, arrears will be paid to the employees.

From which day will you start getting the new salary?

An official circular issued last year said that pay commission recommendations are usually implemented every 10 years. On this basis, the 8th Pay Commission will be considered effective from January 1, 2026. But this does not mean that from this date itself the employees will start getting the benefit of the new salary hike. In fact, the new salary is implemented only after the recommendations of the Pay Commission are prepared, approved and notification is issued, which takes time.

You will get the benefit of arrears along with the new salary -

Experts say that if the 8th Pay Commission Update is implemented in or around May 2027, then employees and pensioners will get the entire arrears from January 2026 till the date of implementation. That is, from the day the new pay commission comes into effect, along with the new salary, the arrears money will also come into the employees' accounts. The arrear amount will be paid in lump sum. Legal experts say that in case of delay, there will be no loss to the employees, because until the new pay commission is implemented, they will continue to get the old salary and as soon as the 8th pay commission is implemented, they will get the benefit of salary hike from January 1, 2026.

You will get this much arrears -

According to economists, the arrear update is calculated not only on the basic salary but on the revised total salary. For example, if the monthly minimum basic salary of an employee increases from Rs 45,000 to Rs 50,000, then the difference every month will be considered as Rs 5,000. If there is a delay of 15 months in implementing the new salary, the total arrears will be Rs 75,000. This amount will be given to the employees' account in one go.

What is the government's preparation regarding budget and payments?

Usually the government makes a separate provision in the budget for payment of arrears (Arrear Latest News). The actual amount of arrears depends on how much the government allocates in the budget. Experts believe that after the implementation of Pay Commission, liquidity increases in the market, which also promotes consumption. At present, central employees will have to wait for the new notification, but it is certain that whenever the 8th Pay Commission (8th Pay Commission News) will be implemented, they will get full benefits and arrears from January 2026.