8th Pay Commission Latest News: Central employees and pensioners will have to wait a little for their salary revision. There may be a slight delay in the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission. Due to this it is not certain to be revised from January 1, 2026. If sources are to be believed, the recommendations of the pay commission can be submitted by April 2026. However, its timeline is not fully ready yet, but it may take this much time. At the same time, it may take time till the year 2027 to implement it. In such a situation, salary revision is also likely to happen by 2027. Due to this, employees will have to wait a bit. However, sources say that the 8th Pay Commission for employees will be applicable from January 1, 2026. This means that no matter how much delay there is, the arrears will be given to the employees. Overall, good news will come for the employees.

8th Pay Commission: Will have to wait till 2027?

Even though the tenure of the new pay commission will officially start from January 1, 2026, there may be some delay in salary revision. Employees may have to wait till the early months of the year 2027. However, during this time, employees and pensioners will get the arrears for the number of months, as long as it is delayed. If sources are to be believed, it may take 15 to 18 months for the recommendations to come, due to which there may be a delay. According to sources related to the government, after the formation of the 8th Pay Commission, it can submit recommendations within 15 to 18 months. The commission will also present an interim report before submitting its final report. However the full report is likely to come by May 2026.

8th Pay Commission: There will be a delay in salary revision

Experts also believe that the government has announced the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission from January 1, 2026. But, its work is starting from April. In such a situation, it will take at least 12 months for the recommendations to come. Even after this, it will take some more time to implement it. It also takes time to get the recommendations approved. In such a situation, it is natural for the salary revision to be delayed. Employees can get the benefit of the new pay scale from the beginning of 2027. But, the government should implement it from January 1, 2026 and give the dues to the employees. If there is a delay in implementing the 8th Pay Commission, then its biggest benefit will be that the employees will get the arrears of 12 months in one lump sum.

Comparison of salary hike in previous pay commissions

Let us see how much salary hike was recommended by the pay commissions so far.
Pay Commission Recommended Salary Hike (%)
2nd CPC 14.20%
3rd CPC 20.60%
4th CPC 27.60%
5th CPC 31.00%
6th CPC 54.00%
7th CPC 14.27%
Average Hike 27%
If we look at the previous pay commissions, there has been an average increase of 27%. The increase in the 7th Pay Commission was only 14.27%, which disappointed the employees. Now that the 8th Pay Commission has been formed, it will be very important to see how much increase the government recommends this time.

8th Pay Commission: How far will the dearness allowance reach?

Given the current dearness allowance (DA), the DA can be from 60% to 62% by 01.01.2026.

The possible scenarios given below show how much the salary hike could be in the 8th Pay Commission.

Possibilities

Estimated DA till 01.01.2026 (%)

Possible salary hike (%)

Very Optimistic 62% 24%

Very Pessimistic 60% 12%

Normal Expectation 61% 18%

There is a possibility that the government may recommend a salary hike between 18% to 24%. If there is a 24% increase, the fitment factor will be high and the salary hike will be great. If there is only a 12% increase, then the expectations of the employees may be dashed.

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