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8th Pay Commission: Expectations are being raised regarding the 8th Pay Commission. New salary and pension rates will be implemented from January 1, 2026. However, questions are now being raised about the exclusion of pensioners from this.

8th Pay Commission: On November 3, the Central Government approved the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the 8th Pay Commission. This is a three-member committee headed by Justice Ranjana Desai. This has raised the expectations of central employees and pensioners significantly. It is being reported that approximately 6.9 million central pensioners and family pensioners will be excluded from the purview of the 8th Pay Commission.

Federation appeals to the Finance Minister.

The All India Defence Employees Federation (AIDEF) has raised this issue and has written a letter to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. They argue that it is unfair to exclude employees who retired or are retiring before the implementation of the new Pay Commission. In a letter to the Finance Minister, AIDEF stated that it is unfortunate that those who have served the country for more than three decades have not been included in the 8th Pay Commission's Terms of Reference (ToR). According to the Federation, pension revision is a right of pensioners, and excluding them from it is "unfair."

However, the official notification makes no mention of this. The employees whose salaries and allowances will be reviewed in the notification are as follows:

Central Government employees: Industrial and Non-Industrial

Employees of the All India Services

Employees of the Defense Forces

Employees of Union Territories

Officers and employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department

Members of regulatory bodies established under Acts of Parliament, except the RBI

Officers and employees of the Supreme Court

Officers and employees of High Courts whose salaries are borne by Union Territories

Judicial officers of subordinate courts in Union Territories

Wait a little longer

The union says that the Terms of Reference of the 8th Pay Commission differ from those of the 7th Pay Commission. The 7th Pay Commission provided for pension revision, but this has been removed from the 8th Pay Commission. Consequently, it is natural for retired employees to be upset. However, nothing can be said at this time. The 8th Pay Commission will take approximately 18 months to prepare its report. Only after this it will be decided what will be the pay structure of employees and pensioners, how much will the pension or salary increase, whether pensioners will get benefits or not etc.