New Delhi, July 5 -- The 8th pay commission (8th CPC) is undertaking state visits and meetings with various employee representative groups, unions and stakeholders to gather suggestions ahead of its own official recommendations on pay hikes, allowances, salary structure, and other factors.

The 8th CPC is chaired by former Supreme Court Judge Justice Ranjana Prakash
Desai, and includes Pankaj Jain, a former IAS, as Member-Secretary, and Professor Pulak Ghosh, tenured Professor of Finance, Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, as a Member of the Commission. Its official Terms of Reference (ToR) include pension revision for pensioners and family pensioners who retired on or before 31 December 2025.

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