New Delhi, April 26 -- The 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) has received large number of requests for interaction with the Commission for 28 to 30 April, 2026 meetings at Delhi, the panel said in a release last Friday.

"The Commission is scheduling meeting with maximum number of Unions / Associations during these dates. However, due to compressed schedule, all requests for interaction during these dates may not be accepted," it noted.

Constituted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year, the 8th CPC is set to make big decisions on salary hikes and fitment factor, based on which updated compensation for central government employees and pensioners will be finalised. It had issued Terms of Reference (ToR) in November last year and since t...