More than 50.14 lakh Central government employees and around 69 lakh pensioners are set to be covered under the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC), with the government saying the timing of implementation and funding will be decided later. The update was shared in the Lok Sabha on Monday in a written reply by Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, amid questions on when the new pay panel’s recommendations would take effect and how many beneficiaries would be covered. Responding to a starred question on the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission, the minister said the commission has already been constituted and its Terms of Reference (ToR) were notified on November 3, 2025, through a resolution of the Ministry of Finance. He told the House that the date of implementation of

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