The terms of reference for the 8th Pay Commission are still to be firmed up and could take a couple of months to finalise them, Expenditure Secretary Manoj Govil has said.
Speaking to Business Today, Govil said the consultations with state governments and major ministries, including the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Department of Personnel and Training have started.
“We hope to finalise the terms in the next couple of months,” he said.
Govil indicated that while the commission’s recommendations would impact future budgets, they would not influence the upcoming financial year, as the final report may take a year or more to materialise.
“Even if it takes one year from, let us say, April 2025 to April 2026, so the recommendations would not come by the time that we start formulating for the next budget,” Govil said. “So, while the impact will be there on the next budget, but in some sense, we don’t know the true impact unless we have got the recommendation.”
The Union government held a key meeting with representatives of central government employees on Monday to discuss the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the 8th Pay Commission, a move expected to benefit over 49 lakh employees and nearly 65 lakh pensioners.
The meeting was chaired by the Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) and was attended by members of the Staff Side of the Standing Committee of the National Council (JCM). The discussions centred on employee demands, including salary revisions, pension enhancements, and risk allowances for defence and railway personnel.The terms of reference for the 8th Pay Commission are still to be firmed up and could take a couple of months to finalise them, Expenditure Secretary Manoj Govil has said.
Speaking to Business Today, Govil said the consultations with state governments and major ministries, including the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Department of Personnel and Training have started.
“We hope to finalise the terms in the next couple of months,” he said.
Govil indicated that while the commission’s recommendations would impact future budgets, they would not influence the upcoming financial year, as the final report may take a year or more to materialise.
“Even if it takes one year from, let us say, April 2025 to April 2026, so the recommendations would not come by the time that we start formulating for the next budget,” Govil said. “So, while the impact will be there on the next budget, but in some sense, we don’t know the true impact unless we have got the recommendation.”
The Union government held a key meeting with representatives of central government employees on Monday to discuss the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the 8th Pay Commission, a move expected to benefit over 49 lakh employees and nearly 65 lakh pensioners.
The meeting was chaired by the Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) and was attended by members of the Staff Side of the Standing Committee of the National Council (JCM). The discussions centred on employee demands, including salary revisions, pension enhancements, and risk allowances for defence and railway personnel.