The Union Cabinet’s recent approval of the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the 8th Pay Commission last month has sparked fresh excitement — and plenty of questions — among central government employees. On Monday, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, responding to questions about when the 8th Pay Commission will be rolled out and how many people it will cover, said the government will decide the implementation date after the recommendations are finalised. He added that the necessary funds will be allocated once the accepted proposals are approved. Advertisement

The 8th Pay Commission has already been set up, and its Terms of Reference (ToR) were cleared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 28. The Finance Ministry then formally issued the ToR through a resolution on November

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