New Delhi, July 9 -- The 8th pay commission has extended its window seeking submission of data from various central and state government and union territory (UT) departments and ministries through its 8th CPC Online Data Portal.

While the earlier deadline was on 30 June, this has now been extended to 31 July 2026 in an order this week, giving the relevant parties more time to complete the process. The 8th CPC in its notification has directed designated nodal officers to ensure the uploads are completed within the extended deadline.

Notably, for data submission, the panel said that it is only accepting inputs made via the specified portal. The commission added that "physical data / stand above excel sheets / hard copies / emails, etc. sh...