India, Oct. 16 -- 8th Pay Commission Latest News: The primary issue regarding the 8th Pay Commission revolves around the payment of arrears of salaries and pensions of central government employees from January 2026. If the government accepts and implements the revised pay structure with retrospective effect from January 1, 2026, employees may be eligible for receiving arrears for the time period until the revised pay structure is implemented.

But at present, the government has not made any official announcement about the implementation date or arrears. Employees and pensioners will have to wait for the submission of the report by the commission and the final decision of the government.

The 8th Pay Commission was set up on November 3, 20...