New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The 8th central pay commission (CPC) is in its consultation stage, having closed submission for suggestions and data from employee representative groups, unions and other stakeholders as of July.

Earlier this month, the panel posted a number of notices on its website regarding official state visits and stakeholder meetings across India in August and September. As per the notifications, meetings have been set up in Delhi, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Puducherry (Union Territory), Chandigarh (UT, Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh), Jaipur (Rajasthan) and Mumbai (Indian Railways).

These unions and groups collectively represent a large number of employees and pensioners, and the meetings are expected to play an important r...