New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- The 8th central pay commission (CPC) is in its consultation stage and has scheduled meetings in Mumbai this week and will hold discussions with employee unions, representatives, groups, pensioner associations, federations, and other stakeholders, before releasing its official recommendations.

Chaired by former Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, the 8th CPC has Pankaj Jain, a former IAS officer as Member-Secretary, and Professor Pulak Ghosh, a tenured Professor of Finance and Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister as Member of the Commission.

The 8th CPC is likely to visit various railway departments under the Central Railway Zone in Mumbai to gain firsthand experience of employees' ...