New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has formally forwarded representations seeking pension revision for central government employees who retired before 1 January 2026 to the Department of Expenditure (DoE), putting the long-standing demand before the finance ministry department responsible for expenditure matters.

In an Office Memorandum dated 18 August 2026, the DoPT said it was forwarding representations received from the All India RMS, MMS & Postal Pensioners Association and the All India Defence Employees' Federation for "action as deemed appropriate". The subject of the memorandum specifically refers to a request to amend the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the 8th Central Pay Commission to include pens...