8th Pay Commission: Centre breaks silence on delay – Here’s when it might be implemented!

In a major development for government employees, the government has sought inputs from key stakeholders in order to set up the 8th Central Pay Commission. The Parliament was informed about the development on Monday that the government had sought inputs from stakeholders, including the Defence and Home ministries, the Department of Personnel and Training, as well as states. In a response to a question regarding the government not setting up the Commission even after six months, Union Minister of State (MoS) for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said, “Inputs have been sought from major stakeholders, including Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Personnel & Training and from States”.