- 8th Pay Commission Update
- Demand for employee union
- Demand for increase in basic pay
you of the Eighth Pay Commission Are you one of the lakhs of central employees eagerly waiting for the implementation”font-weight: 400;”>The eighth Central Pay Commission has extended the deadline for submission of representations from April 30 to May 31, 2026. Officials from Ministries, Departments, Union Territories and various government offices can now submit their suggestions and objections online in a prescribed format, according to a notification issued on the Commission’s portal. It is important to note that the Commission has made it clear that it will only accept suggestions received through online links. If anyone wishes to express their thoughts by writing on paper, emailing or sending a PDF, it will not be accepted.
8th Pay Commission: Basic salary of 18000 will be 69,000? Salary will be more than increment
Why was the deadline extended?
There is a valid reason behind the extension. The extension was requested by the National Council-Joint Consultative Mechanism (NC-JCM). Many employee unions had complained of technical difficulties while submitting information on the online portal. The Commission believes that the extension of time will provide a fair and equal opportunity to all concerned to express their views, thereby preventing future grievances.
Who can submit suggestions?
This opportunity to submit representations is not limited to one class but to a wide variety of individuals. This includes Central Government Industrial and Non-Industrial employees, Defense Force employees, All India Services officers and Union Territories employees. In addition, the Supreme Court, High Courts, Indian Audit and Accounts Department, as well as pensioners’ associations have been invited to express their views. It should be noted that a memorandum is an official document, in which employees make suggestions for improvement in their wages, pensions, allowances and working conditions. This document then becomes the basis for new wages and benefits.
What are the biggest demands of employees?
An important milestone in the whole process came yesterday (April 28, 2026), when Commission Chairperson Ranjana Prakash Desai met representatives of the NC-JCM. This meeting is considered very special, as it is here that the real demands of the employees are presented. The biggest demand of the employees is to increase the fitment factor to 3.83. Recall that it was 2.57 in the 7th Pay Commission, which fixed the minimum basic pay at Rs 18,000. If a fitment factor of 3.83 is adopted, the minimum basic pay may directly increase to around Rs 69,000.
8th Pay Commission: Major Update on Salary of Central Employees; Basic pay will go from 18,000 to 69,000 directly?
What are the remaining demands of the employees from the 8th Pay Commission?
Beyond wages, employees have made other important demands. In that Annual salary increase Up to 6% hike and at least two additional increments on promotion, which will result in a direct benefit of at least Rs.10,000. They also demand that the retirement gratuity should be equal to one month’s salary. However, the most talked about issue is the resumption of Old Pension Scheme (OPS). The employees are demanding that the New Pension Scheme (NPS) and Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) should be scrapped and the government should manage the entire pension fund without employees contributing from their own pockets.
What do the Railways, Defence, Postal and Income Tax Departments want?
Employees unions also argue that departments like railways, defence, postal and income tax have their own challenges and therefore, one rule should not be applied to all. They have demanded that a separate hearing should be held for these departments and that the members of the commission should personally visit to observe the difficult working conditions of the people. They want better benefits for soldiers and personnel working in remote or dangerous areas. They have also requested a fixed schedule for regular discussions.
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