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8th Pay Commission: No Early Report Promise, Deadline May 2027
35.77 lakh employees and 33.76 lakh pensioners await pay changes while the 8th Pay Commission holds its 18-month timeline. The effective date is unannounced.
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The government has given the 8th Central Pay Commission 18 months to submit its recommendations. It has stopped short of confirming an early report, leaving the deadline at around May 2027. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on 10 August:
"will make its recommendations within 18 months of the date of its constitution."
The Commission was constituted through a government resolution dated 3 November 2025 and is headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai. Its official website states the same constitution date and the 18-month reporting window. The parliamentary response does not offer a specific submission date beyond that timeframe.
The same question came up in the Rajya Sabha, where MP Neeraj Shekhar asked whether the panel would report before the prescribed 18-month period. Chaudhary again referred to the November 2025 resolution and restated the 18-month requirement without committing to an earlier submission date. The panel can submit interim reports on matters where recommendations are finalised earlier, according to the original government resolution.