8th Pay Commission: After a long delay, the Central government has announced the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the 8th Pay Commission, bringing a smile on the faces of its employees and pensioners. The
three-member pay panel, led by Justice Ranjana Desai, will make recommendations to revise salaries, bonuses, gratuity, and performance-linked incentives.
The commission is ordered to submit its recommendations within 18 months of the date of its constitution. It may consider, if necessary, sending interim reports on any of the matters as and when the recommendations are finalised.
Demand To Include Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) Under 8th Pay Commission
Meanwhile, MP Ambica G Lakshminarayana Valmiki has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include nearly 2.75 lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) under the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC), according to a report by Upstox.
In her letter as quoted by Upstox, the MP said that GDS play a crucial role in delivering essential postal services across rural India, doing work that is “on par with their counterparts in urban areas.”
She pointed out that the government continues to set up separate committees led by retired officials to review GDS pay and service conditions. Because of this parallel system, she said, GDS miss out on the major salary and allowance benefits that regular employees receive through each Central Pay Commission.
What’s The Current Status?
GDS aren’t central government employees, so they don’t come under the 7th CPC.
Gramin Dak Sevaks are rural postal workers who run and manage small branch post offices in villages. They handle basic postal services like mail delivery, money orders, banking services, Aadhaar-related work, and other government schemes.
They are considered “extra-departmental employees” with a separate pay and service structure. Their salaries are fixed through special departmental committees, not through the Central Pay Commission.
Expected Timeline Of Submitting 8th Pay Commission Report
While the commission has begun its work to prepare the documents, demands suggesting changes and additions have surfaced from the affected ones.
It means the 8th CPC must submit the recommendations by April 2027. However, it is up to the Commission how early it submits the recommendations. After the recommendations are submitted, the government will review and accept and then implement the pay commission to revise salaries of the central government employees.
