New Delhi, June 18 -- The initial consultations and public feedback phase of the 8th Pay Commission has officially drawn to a close. Following the strict 15 June deadline for submitting online proposals and memorandums, the spotlight now shifts from employee expectations to what the panel will ultimately accept, modify, or reject in its final report. The Commission previously emphasised that no further extensions would be granted, explicitly ruling out physical documents, emails, or PDF submissions.

Major employee unions have put forth a comprehensive list of demands, highlighting a higher minimum basic salary, a revised fitment factor, the merger of Dearness Allowance (DA) with basic pay, updates to the decades-old family-unit formula, ...