New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- The 8th Pay Commission, which will decide on the revision of salaries and pensions for central government employees, has completed a year since its constitution. Following cabinet approval and announcement, the 8th Central Pay Commission was constituted on 3 November 2025. While the official implementation date has not been announced, 1 January 2026 is widely anticipated as the date the new pay scales will come into effect.

There are various stages a commission goes through before the revised salaries are finally paid to the employees. In this article, we break down the different stages the 8th Pay Commission has to pass before it is finally implemented:

In January 2025, the Government announced the formation of the...