8th pay commission 2025 : The government on Tuesday (October 28) approved the terms of reference (ToR) of the Eighth Central Pay Commission after having announced its formation in January this year. This clears the path for the revision of pension, pay and allowances of nearly 50 lakh central government employees and around 69 lakh pensioners, which will come into effect from January 1 next year.

The Eighth Central Pay Commission will be headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, a former Supreme Court judge and the chairperson of the Press Council of India. Apart from Justice Desai, the Commission will have IIM Bangalore Professor Pulak Ghosh as Member (part-time), and Petroleum Secretary Pankaj Jain as Member-Secretary.

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