8th Pay Commission: Lottery for central employees! New rule will be implemented from January 1, know the complete mathematics of arrears

New Delhi: As the New Year approaches, a big news is coming for lakhs of central employees and pensioners. The Central Government has already given the green signal to the formation of the 8th Pay Commission and now the names of its members have also been officially announced. In this commission constituted under the chairmanship of Justice (retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai, IAS officer Pankaj Jain has been made member-secretary, while IIM Bangalore professor Pulak Ghosh will serve as a part-time member.

When will the new pay commission be implemented?

The biggest question in the minds of lakhs of employees is that when will their increased salary come into their accounts? If we look at the government rules and the trend till now, the period of 7th Pay Commission has ended on 31st December. In such a situation, the 8th Pay Commission will be considered effective from January 1, 2026. However, the increased salary will not be credited to your bank account from the very first day of the new year.

In fact, the Union Cabinet has made it clear that the recommendations of the Pay Commission are usually implemented at an interval of every 10 years. Since the 8th Pay Commission has not yet presented its final report and recommendations, the actual increase in salary will have to wait a little longer.

Will salary not increase from January 1?

Technically speaking, the new pay commission will be implemented from January 1, 2026, but its effect will not be immediately visible in the salary slip. Until the Commission submits its recommendations to the government and the Cabinet accepts them, the old salary will continue to be received. But there is no need to panic, because as per the rules the rights of the employees will not go anywhere.

Big relief regarding arrears

The most important thing is that even if there is a delay of a few months in the announcement of salary hike, but as per the rules, the arrears of employees and pensioners will start getting added from January 1, 2026. This means that whenever the government implements the new salary, you will be given the entire money of the previous months as a lump sum arrears.