8th Pay Commission BIG update: Modi govt finally answers question regarding Terms Of Reference; says…
8th Pay Commission update: In a major update for central government employees eagerly awaiting the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission, the Union government addressed questions regarding the Terms Of Reference (ToR) during the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament.
What did the government say on ToR?
Replying to a query on the 8th Pay Commission, Pankaj Chaudhary, Minister of State in the Union Ministry Of Finance, revealed that the ministry has received suggestions from the National Council of Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM), as part of the stakeholder consultation.
The minister added that additional inputs have been sought from major stakeholders, including Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Personnel & Training and from the States.
He was responding to a question from BJP MP Bhubaneswar Kalita, who had asked whether the government had received suggestions regarding the setting up of ToR for 8th Pay Commission.
Member of Parliament, Bhubaneswar Kalita had asked the government if the latter has received suggestions regarding setting up the terms of reference.
Here are some suggestions received for 8th Pay Commission ToR:
According to the government, the ToR suggestions include examining the existing pay structure, allowances and other benefits /facilities, retirement benefits like pension / gratuity and other terminals benefits etc. to the following categories of employees:-
- Central Government employees (industrial and non-industrial)
- Personnel belonging to All India services
- Defence Forces and Para Military Forces personnel
- Grameen Dak Sewaks of the Postal Department
- Personnel of Union Territories
- Officers and employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department
- Officers and employees of the Supreme Court
- Members of Regulatory bodies (excluding RBI) set up under Act of Parliament
- Employees of Central Government Autonomous Bodies and Institutions
Additionally, the Staff Side NC(JCM) has suggested that the 8th Pay Commission should consider the merger of non-viable Pay scales such as Level 1 with Level 2, Level 3 with Level 4 and Level 5 with Level 6. It also suggested that 7th CPC Anomalies, which it had raised in the Anomaly Committee meetings and JCM meetings, should be settled in the ToR.
When will 8th Pay Commission be implemented?
If we go by previous implementation of previous pay commissions, it usually takes about 18 to 24 months for the government to implement the recommendations. Thus, its unlikely that 8th Pay Commission would be implemented before 2027.
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