New Delhi: Over 50 lakh Central government employees and nearly 69 lakh pensioners stand to gain from the rollout of the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC), the Parliament was informed on Monday.

The Centre currently employs 50.14 lakh personnel, while pensioners number around 69 lakh, all of whom fall under the purview of the upcoming pay revision exercise, Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, told the Lok Sabha in a written reply to questions from members over the status of the timing of the implementation of the 8th CPC, the status of its terms of reference (ToR), and on financial allocations for the scheme in the Budget of 2026–27.

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