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8th Pay Commission: After the formation of the new government, now central employees and pensioners are waiting for the Dearness Allowance (DA) for the second half of the year. Meanwhile, the demand for the formation of the 8th Pay Commission has also started rising. In this regard, the National Council has written a letter to Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba and appealed to the government to give priority to the formation of the 8th Pay Commission.
Why is 8th Pay Commission needed?
Gopal Mishra of the National Council said that the post-Covid-19 inflation is higher than before Covid. If we compare the retail prices of essential commodities and items of daily use from 2016 to 2023, they have increased by more than 80 percent. We were given only about 46 percent dearness allowance (DA) till July 1, 2023. So there is a difference between the actual price rise and the DA given to employees, pensioners. He further said that the revenue of the central government has doubled from 2015 to 2023, which indicates a big increase in revenue collection. Therefore, the central government has the capacity to pay more than in the year 2016.
It is constituted every 10 years
Let us tell you that the government constitutes a pay commission every 10 years. This commission reviews the salary structure, allowances and benefits of central government employees. It proposes necessary changes in salary, allowances or benefits keeping in mind external factors like inflation. On 28 February 2014, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh constituted the 7th Pay Commission. This pay commission submitted its report to the government on 19 November 2015. After this, the recommendations of the pay commission were implemented from 1 January 2016.
When will the 8th Pay Commission be implemented?
If the government approves the formation of the 8th Pay Commission, it can be effective from January 1, 2026. This pay commission may take about one and a half years to prepare the report. However, the government has not yet announced its formation. Let us tell you that according to the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission, the DA of central employees is 50 percent. It is going to increase once again in the July to December half year.