Big relief for central government employees! The 8th Pay Commission has extended the deadline for this work, and will hold a grand meeting in Kolkata in July 8th Pay Commission: Big relief to central employees, Pay Commission extended the last date for submission of memorandum; Know the complete schedule of Lucknow-Kolkata meeting

A very important and relief news related to the 8th Pay Commission has come to light for lakhs of central employees and pension holders of the country. Stepping up its preparations, the Pay Commission has announced that a major two-day meeting will be organized in Kolkata on 9th and 10th July 2026. The main objective of this meeting is to directly interact with different employee organizations, unions and representatives face to face. Through this, the Commission will deeply understand the real demands, problems and suggestions of the employees, so that future recommendations related to salary and allowances can be prepared correctly.

Along with this, the Pay Commission has given a big relief to all those employees and organizations who due to some reason were not able to submit their memorandum till now. According to the official notice issued by the Commission on 29 May 2026, the last date for submission of memorandum has been extended from 31 May to now. 15 June 2026 Has been done. However, the Commission has also made it clear that this is the last chance and after this the deadline will not be extended under any circumstances.

‘Unique Memo ID’ is mandatory to attend Kolkata meeting

The 8th Pay Commission has clarified that any organization or union who wants to attend the meeting in West Bengal and present its views before the Commission, will have to take prior appointment. A strict procedure has been laid down for this:

• Online Registration: Every organization applying for the meeting will first have to submit its memorandum on the Commission’s portal.

• Unique Memo ID: After successful submission of the memorandum, a ‘Unique Memo ID’ will be generated by the system.

• Rules of Entry: It will be mandatory to enter this unique ID while applying to attend the meeting. Without Memo ID, no organization will be allowed to participate in the discussion.

Applications will be accepted only on the official website

The Commission has significantly tightened the rules to maintain data security and transparency. Clear instructions have been given that the memorandum will be available only on the official website. 8cpc.gov.in Will be accepted only through the online portal created on. If any organization tries to send memorandum through email or separately in PDF format, it will be completely rejected. The final schedule, time and venue of the meeting will be sent only to those organizations which will be shortlisted after scrutiny.

Complete schedule of the Commission for June and July 2026

The 8th Pay Commission is currently visiting various states and union territories of the country to understand the demands of employees of every sector. The complete itinerary for the upcoming days can be seen in the table below:

Crores of employees and pensioners are waiting for the final report

Big responsibility before the Commission:

The Central Government has given a total of 18 months time to the 8th Pay Commission to prepare its final report. The decisions taken by this commission are going to have a direct impact on about 49 lakh central employees and more than 67 lakh pension holders of the country. These include employees of Railways, Defence, Postal as well as all other Central Ministries, who have been demanding for a long time to increase the Minimum Basic Pay and improve the fitment factor.

These main things will be kept in mind while taking the decision

Increasing the salaries of the employees is not the only goal before the Commission, but it will have to submit its report keeping in mind the overall economic conditions of the country. While deciding its recommendations the Commission will mainly review the following points:

• Government treasury and debt: The current revenue of the government, expenses and the debt situation of the country will be assessed.

• Welfare Schemes: Care will be taken to ensure that the increase in salary does not negatively impact the budget of other development and public welfare schemes of the government.

• Comparison with private sector: The pay structure of government employees and equivalent posts working in the private sector will be compared so that the difference between the two is not too much.