8th Pay Commission News: Finally, over 1.2 crore central government employees and pensioners have something to cheer about. The Centre, after nearly 10 months of announcing the new pay panel, has approved the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the new pay panel, to be headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai.

The panel, which will have two other members, has been tasked with recommending a new emoluments structure, retirement benefits, and other service conditions for central government employees and pensioners within 18 months. This means the commission will likely submit its report to the government by April 2027.

Government employees hoping for an early rollout of the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) recommendations may need to manage their expectations. If we go by past experiences, the

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