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Is Centre Considering to Set Up 8th Pay Commission For Govt Employees? What Minister Said

New Delhi: Is the Union government considering setting up an 8th Pay Commission for central government employees? No, the Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed Lok Sabha on Monday. “No such proposal is under consideration with the government for constitution of 8th Central Pay Commission for the central government employees,” Chaudhary said in a written reply to a question if the government proposes to ensure timely constitution of Pay Commission for central government employees so that it could be implemented on January 1, 2026.

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ln order to compensate central government employees for erosion in the real value of their salaries on account of inflation, dearness allowances (DA) is paid to them and the rate of DA is revised periodically every six months on the basis of rate of inflation as per All lndia Consumer Price lndex for Industrial Workers released by Labour Bureau under the Ministry of Labour & Employment, he said.

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The government had set up 7th Pay Commission in February, 2014. The recommendations of the panel have been effective from January 1, 2016.

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