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The government has officially cleared the terms of reference for the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC), which will submit its report within the next 18 months. The commission’s main task is to revise the pay, pensions, and allowances of central government employees and retirees. However, experts believe that to ensure fair and realistic salary revisions, the inflation data used by the government must be more accurate and updated.

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The Consumer Price Index (CPI), published by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), plays a direct role in deciding the Dearness Allowance (DA) — which protects government employees from rising prices. The 8th Pay Commission will use these figures to calculate pay revisions. If inflation is not measured correctly, salary

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