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Pay Commission is set up by the Government of India and seven pay commissions have been set up on a regular basis

• The first pay commission was set up in January 1946 and it submitted its report in May, 1947
• The second pay commission was set up in August 1957 and it gave its report after two years
• The third pay commission was set up in April 1970 and gave its report in March 1973
• The fourth pay commission has been set up on dated March 1987
• The fifth pay commission was set up April 1994
• The sixth pay commission was set up in October 2006
• The seventh pay commission was set up in Feb 2014 and gave its report in November 2015.

When 8th Pay Commission will be implemented?

The Government has notified Resolution dated 03.11.2025 for constitution of 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC), along with appointment of the Chairperson and Members, that will make its recommendations on various issues viz. Pay, Allowances, Pension, etc. of the Central Government employees within 18 months of its constitution.

Constitution of 8th Central Pay Commission

The Constitution of the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) marks a pivotal administrative step by the Government of India to review and revise the structure of salaries, allowances, and pensions for nearly 49 lakh central government employees and over 65 lakh pensioners.

Officially constituted through a Ministry of Finance gazette notification on November 3, 2025, the commission was placed under the chairmanship of retired Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai. The panel is tasked with evaluating macroeconomic factors—including prevailing inflation, economic growth trajectories, and fiscal constraints—to establish a updated pay scale, a revised fitment factor, and enhanced retirement benefits that reflect contemporary living costs

8th CPC Composition

Chairperson	Smt Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
Member	Prof. Pulak Ghosh
Member – secretary	Shri Pankaj Jain

8th Pay Commission Fitment factor

The fitment recommended by the VI CPC and there should be a single fitment factor that should be uniformly applied to all employees

Fitment factor is a figure used by Pay Commission with which the basic pay is multiplied in order to fix basic pay in revised pay structure.

Pay Commission	Fitment Factor
6th Pay Commission Fitment Factor	1.86
7th Pay Commission Fitment Factor	2.57
8th Pay Commission Fitment Factor	3.00 to 3.82 (Expected)

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