New Delhi, May 27 -- The 8th pay commission is set to meet stakeholders, unions, employee groups and representatives across states in June 2026. This is being undertaken as part of the panel's process to gather feedback from related parties on allowances, pay hikes, salary structure, and other elements.

Constituted every 10 years, the pay commissions are expected to make significant decisions impacting salaries of central government employees and pensioners, including railways and defence staff and personnel. As part of this stakeholder consultation process, it opened formal memorandum submissions in March and held meetings with employee representatives in April and May.

Chaired by former Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Prakash
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