8th Pay Commission website launched! Releases questionnaire to seek stakeholder feedback - Here's what Central Government employees should know

With the 8th Pay Commission now in place, the government has launched its official website (https://8cpc.gov.in/). The Commission has also invited views and inputs from ministries, departments, central government employees and other stakeholders.

"The 8th Central Pay Commission solicits views/opinions/inputs for being better informed. These inputs are being sought in a structured manner through a questionnaire with 18 questions hosted on the MyGov.in web portal. Responses are invited from ministries, departments, state/UTs, employees of the government, employees of Union Territories, judicial officers, officers/employees of courts, members of regulatory bodies, associations or unions of serving or retired employees, pensioners, researchers, academicians and individuals," the Pay Commission said in a statement posted on its newly launched website.

The Pay Commission said respondents’ identities will remain confidential and that the questionnaire responses will be analysed and disclosed only in aggregated, non-attributable form.

To make the questionnaire accessible to a wide range of stakeholders, the 8th Pay Commission has made it available in both English and Hindi.

The 8th Pay Commission website says the deadline for submitting responses is Monday, March 16, 2026.

In January 2025, the Central Government announced the formation of the 8th CPC to review and recommend revisions to the salaries and other benefits of Central Government employees. The 8th Central Pay Commission will function as a temporary body, consisting of a Chairperson, one Part-Time Member and a Member-Secretary, said Finance Ministry.

Panel of 8th Pay Commission

Former Judge of the Supreme Court of India Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai has been appointed as the Chairperson of 8th CPC. Meanwhile, Pulak Ghosh, Professor, IIM Bangalore has been appointed Part-Time Member of the new Pay Commission. The Government has appointed Pankaj Jain, Secretary, Petroleum & Natural Gas Ministry as the Member-Secretary of the Pay Commission.

In January 2025, the Central Government had announced formation of the 8th Central Pay Commission (8th CPC) to examine and recommend changes in Salaries and other benefits of Central Government employees. Now, the ToR is approved by the Central Government. The Government has said that the 8th Pay Commission will make its recommendations within 18 months.

The 7th Pay Commission's recommendations were approved within 6 months, which came in effect from January 1, 2016. If we consider the same timeline, the 8th Pay Commission likely to be implemented around 24 months from now.

Current salary for Central Government employees

Currently, Central Government employees and pensioners are paid under the 7th Pay Commission. As of now, the minimum basic pay for central government employees is Rs 18,000, while pensioners receive a minimum basic pension of Rs 9,000. Meanwhile, the maximum basic salary under 7th Pay Commission is Rs 2,25,000, while apex positions like the Cabinet Secretary and others receive Rs 2,50,000 per month. Under 7 CPC, fitment was set at 2.57. Moreover, the DA/DR currently stands at 58 per cent.