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First, there is not ‘automatic’ route to salary hike. In simple words, this means that as against the buzz, salaries and benefits of government staff and pensioners have not seen any change in January.
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Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist at Bank of Baroda, has said that the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission could take place in FY2027-28, or even be pushed to FY2028-29
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Tax analysts believe that the government will take a cautious stance before announcing any interim relief, and that the new fitment factor will play a crucial role as it resets the base on which future DA and DR percentages are calculated.
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The standing committee of the national council – JCM has invited suggestions from all constituent organizations to submit their views for preparation of the memorandum, which is then submitted to the 8th CPC.
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Bihar, despite having only 1.65% of central government employees, holds a different kind of influence
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8th Pay Commission Latest Update: The rollout of the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) is expected sometime in late 2026 or early 2027, according to estimates.
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The digitisation of service records through universalisation of e-HRMS for all ministries and departments would be instrumental in reducing mistakes and substantial reduction in processing timelines, the Centre said.
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Railway PLB gets Modi govt nod after GST bonanza: Spotlight on DA hike, 8th Pay Commission update
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At present, central government employees get DA or dearness allowance at 55 percent.
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8th Pay Commission Updates: The decision to freeze the DA/DR from January 2020 to June 2021 was taken in wake of the pandemic slump.
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8th Pay Commission Updates: While there has been some delay in the past between announcement of the CPC and its constitution but this time around, the delay has stretched too far. The present delay of 203 days has crossed pervious timelines of other CPCs.
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8th Pay Commission Updates: If one looks at the past records, it has taken somewhere around 1.5 years for a pay commission to be implemented from the date of announcement.
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In January, the Cabinet approved setting up the 8th Pay Commission to revise salaries of nearly 50 lakh central government employees and allowances of about 65 lakh pensioners.
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8th Pay Commission: Since the January 16 announcement by Vaishnaw, it has been more than 160 days, and there is no buzz on the ToR so far.
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8th Pay Commission: Though central government employees may desire a higher fitment factor for more hikes, the fiscal concerns would force the CPC to look at more doable range between 2.6 and 2.7.
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8th Pay Commission: It should be noted that there were reports earlier this year that the terms of reference were said to get clearance by March-end.
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Under the 7th Pay Commission, which will expire in December this year, the officials had fixed 2.57 as the fitment factor.
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8th Pay Commission Formation Update: The Department of Expenditure also said that this was an “open-ended circular."
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The CGHS is a comprehensive medical care programme that covers all central government staff, their dependents as well as pensioners.
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8th Pay Commission: The term of 7th Pay Commission will end in 2026
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While the Centre has confirmed the decision of constituting the 8th Pay Commission, there has been no official timeline regarding when this Central pay Commission will be set up.
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8th Pay Commission News: The finance minister made the statement in Lok Sabha during the ongoing budget session of Parliament. The statement comes amid latest DA hike for the central govt staff
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The finance ministry is waiting for final inputs from key departments before sending the terms of reference for cabinet approval, paving the way for the commission’s formation.
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8th Pay Commission: While there has been no official announcement, latest buzz suggests that the fitment factor for the 8th Pay Commission will increase somewhere between 1.92 and 2.86.
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8th Pay Commission Update: It should be noted that while the 8th Pay Commission has been announced by the Centre, it remains to be formally set up.
