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24-01-2025 | 17:33 PM

8th Pay Commission

Recently, the Union government announced the constitution of the 8th Pay Commission to revise the salaries of the central government employees and allowances of pensioners.

About Pay Commission

• Pay Commission determines the pay scales, allowances, and other benefits for central government employees, considering inflation and its impact on remuneration and cost of living.
• Objective: Proposing formulas for dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) adjustments to mitigate inflation’s impact.
• The government of India, under the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, establishes a new Pay Commission every 10 years.
• Chairperson: Usually headed by a retired Supreme Court judge.
• The recommendations of the pay commission are not binding on the government.
• The 7th Pay Commission was implemented in 2016.
• Justice A.K. Mathur was the chairperson of the 7th Pay Commission.