8th Pay Commission, June 5 -- Chaired by former Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, with Professor Pulak Ghosh, a tenured Professor of Finance and member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, serving as a member, and former IAS officer Pankaj Jain as Member-Secretary, the 8th Pay Commission has received a range of demands from employee and pensioner representatives.

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, constituted the commission in January 2025, and its Terms of Reference (ToR) were issued in November 2025. Since then, the panel has been conducting meetings with eligible representatives and stakeholders to gather recommendations on pay revisions, allowances, pension benefits, salary structures, and related matter...