Cabinet approves ToR for 8th CPC, appoints body

Panel’s recommendations to benefit 5 million central govt employees

- ASIT RANJAN MISHRA

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, appointed Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai as the chairperson of the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) and approved its terms of reference (ToR).

Justice Desai is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India and is currently serving as the chairperson of the Press Council of India. Unlike earlier CPCs, which had two members, the 8th CPC will have one member (part time): Pulak Ghosh, a professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Petroleum and Natural Gas secretary Pankaj Jain has been appointed as the member secretary of the commission.