New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- The 8th Pay Commission was constituted by the central government on November 3, 2025. This is a temporary body that is headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai. As of today, the commission has completed more than 10 months of its stipulated 18-month tenure, in which it is required to submit the final report on salary, allowances and pension revision to the central government.

The upcoming meetings in Chennai, starting from tomorrow, followed by meetings in Puducherry, Chandigarh, and Bengaluru starting from September 9, September 16 and October 7 are bound to bring pension-related issues back into focus, with several prominent government employee and pensioner organisations aspiring to seek meaningful changes in reti...