Bad news for government employees, government gave important information in Parliament on 8th Pay Commission

If Central Government employees are waiting for their salary increase through Pay Commission (8th Central Pay Commission), then there is no good news for them. In fact, the Central Government has told in Parliament that the proposal to set up the 8th Pay Commission is not yet under consideration. Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Choudhary told the Lok Sabha on Monday that there is no proposal under consideration with the government to set up the 8th Central Pay Commission for central government employees.

The minister was asked whether the government proposes to ensure timely constitution of the 8th Central Pay Commission for central government employees so that it can be implemented on January 1, 2026. At least 7 pay commissions have been constituted since 1947. After every ten years, the central government creates a pay commission to revise the salary structure of government employees. The 7th Central Pay Commission was reportedly set up by the Government of India on February 28, 2014.

The 7th Central Pay Commission was reportedly set up by the Government of India on February 28, 2014. The first Pay Commission in India was established in January 1946. The constitutional structure of the Pay Commission comes under the Department of Expenditure (Ministry of Finance). Regarding the measures being taken by the government to increase the salaries of government employees in view of rising inflation, Minister Pankaj Choudhary replied that in order to compensate for the fall in the real value of their salaries due to inflation, they would be given Dearness Allowance (DA). ) is paid and the rate of DA is revised from time to time every 6 months based on the rate of inflation as assessed under All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers.