8th Pay Commission: The current year is the last year of the 7th Pay Commission. In such a situation, the government had promised in January this year that the Finance Ministry would soon constitute a commission for the 8th pay scale.
Although this entire year is about to pass, but the government has not been able to move forward in fulfilling its promise. Along with the central employees, the state employees are also confident that after the new pay scale is implemented at the central level, it will be implemented by the state governments as well.
Though there are some shocking opinions
Meanwhile, former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg has offered some startling suggestions regarding the 8th Pay Commission. He believes the central government could make a historic change to this entire issue. According to Subhash Chandra Garg, instead of forming a commission, the government could directly announce a 10-15 percent pay hike through the Prime Minister. Garg’s prediction is worrying for employees. With only two months remaining before the current year 2025 ends, the commission’s members have yet to be appointed.
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Opinion from other experts
However, C. Srikumar has a different opinion. He is the general secretary of the All India Defence Employees Federation (AIDEF), one of the largest trade unions representing defense civilian employees. He states that such a possibility is unlikely. The reason is that the announcement of the Eighth Pay Commission was made based on a Cabinet decision. The government will have to constitute the Pay Commission. It is possible that the implementation of the Eighth Pay Commission’s recommendations may be delayed by a few months.
The government will have to pay arrears for that period. SB Yadav, general secretary of the Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, says that the government is unnecessarily delaying the formation of the commission. The government should constitute the commission without further delay.
