8th Pay Commission: Good news! There will be a meeting on the 8th Pay Commission next month, will the salary increase be approved?

8th Pay Commission: There is a demand for constituting the 8th Pay Commission as soon as possible. The 7th Pay Commission was constituted in 2014 and its recommendations were implemented in 2016, which led to an increase of about 23% in the salaries of central employees. Usually a new pay commission is formed every 10 years, but it is not mandatory.

8th Pay Commission: The meeting of the Joint Consultative Mechanism (JCM) formed to discuss the service conditions of central employees is going to be held next month, in which the formation of the 8th Pay Commission will be discussed. All India Railwaymen's Federation chief and JCM national council secretary Shiv Gopal Mishra said a meeting will be held next month and some clarity is expected on the 8th Pay Commission. People from the employee organization will raise this issue.

demands of employee organizations

According to Shiv Gopal Mishra, employee unions have submitted two memorandums to the government, demanding the formation of the 8th Pay Commission as soon as possible. The 7th Pay Commission was constituted in 2014 and its recommendations were implemented in 2016, which led to an increase in the salaries of central employees by about 23%. Usually a new pay commission is formed every 10 years, but it is not mandatory.

pay commission

The main job of the Pay Commission is to review, improve and recommend the pay, allowances and other facilities of central employees and pensioners. The first pay commission was formed in 1946 and till now 7 pay commissions have been formed.

Need for 8th Pay Commission

IRTSA also said that the Seventh Pay Commission had suggested that the pay matrix should be reviewed from time to time and not wait for 10 years. Government functioning, economy and demand for services have changed significantly since the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations in 2016. Therefore, the organization said in its letter that the new pay commission should make recommendations according to these changing circumstances.

What does the government say?

No clear statement has yet come from the government on this issue. But the 8th Pay Commission is expected to be discussed in the upcoming JCM meeting. If a consensus is reached then it can be a big relief and good news for government employees.