8th Pay Commission: Big news for central employees, know on which day the money will come into the account!

8th Pay Commission Latest Update: The biggest question these days for more than 1.19 crore central employees and pensioners of the country is that when will the Eighth Pay Commission come into existence? Every employee looking at his salary slip and every elderly person looking at his pension account is just hoping that the fitment factor will increase and the pocket will get some relief in the era of inflation. Now the picture on this entire matter seems to be clear to a great extent.

When will you get increased salary? Dr. Manjeet Patel explained the complete mathematics

Dr. Manjeet Patel, National President of All India NPS Employee Federation, has explained this complex process in very simple words. According to him, if we look at government rules and old traditions, the Eighth Pay Commission should be considered effective from January 1, 2026. That means, on paper, your new salary will be applicable from this date. But, the reality is that this process is not that straightforward and there are many steps to be completed in it.

Will we have to wait till 2028? Report and approval issue

Dr. Manjeet Patel says that the government itself has accepted that any new pay commission takes at least 18 months to prepare its detailed report. After submitting the report, the government reviews those recommendations, discusses them with employee organizations and finally gets the approval of the cabinet. This entire process may take about 6 more months. If we look at the mathematics of this 2 years, the increased salary is likely to reach the bank accounts of the employees by January 2028.

UP Assembly elections and deadline of July 1, 2027

However, there is also an interesting twist in the story. Many employee organizations believe that the government can speed up this process. According to Dr. Patel, looking at the timing, there are speculations that the government can make a big announcement of increased salary from July 1, 2027. There is also a big political reason behind this. In fact, assembly elections are to be held in a big state like Uttar Pradesh in the beginning of 2027, and the government would like to take political advantage of it by keeping the employees happy.

Links related to Delhi and Bihar elections

If we look at recent developments, things become even clearer. The government had mentioned the formation of a pay commission on January 15, 2025, but no concrete steps were taken for months. After this, the official gazette notification issued on October 28 made it clear that the Commission has 18 months time. Adding this deadline brings the date directly to July 2027. Experts say that the announcements made at the time of Delhi and Bihar elections and the possibility of implementing it at the time of UP elections could be part of a well-thought-out strategy of the government.

What are the employees waiting for now?

In short, even though the date of January 1, 2026 is fixed as per the rules, in reality the increased money is expected to come into the hands of the employees only by mid-2027 or early 2028. At present, the eyes of crores of employees are fixed on the next step of the government, which will give the final seal on when this much-awaited increase in their hard-earned money will be visible.