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8th Pay Commission announced
The New Indian Express Hyderabad
|October 29, 2025
Cabinet clears panel's terms of reference; revised salaries, pensions likely wef Jan 1,2026
INa big boost to around 48 lakh central government employees and 67 lakh pensioners, the Centre on Tuesday announced the long-awaited 8th Central Pay Commission and approved its terms of reference (ToR).
Briefing the media after a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the panel, to be headed by former Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai, has been given 18 months to submit its report.
This story is from the October 29, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Hyderabad.
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