8th Pay Commission Latest News 2026: First Meeting Highlights, Salary Hike, Fitment Factor & Big Demands by Employees 28 April Meeting Highlights

 📢 8th Pay Commission First Meeting – Full Details (28 April 2026)

The first meeting of the Standing Committee of National Council (JCM) with the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) was successfully held on 28 April 2026 in New Delhi.

This meeting is extremely important for Central Government Employees and Pensioners, as major salary revision proposals and benefits were discussed.

👥 Key Officials Present

• Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai – Chairperson
• Prof. Pulak Ghosh – Member
• Pankaj Jain – Member Secretary
• Staff Side represented by:
• Shiva Gopal Mishra (Secretary)
• M. Raghavaiah
• J.R. Bhosle
• Guman Singh
• C. Srikumar
• Rupak Sarkar
• Tapas Bose
• P.U. Khadse
• B.C. Sharma

📌 Major Demands Raised Before 8th CPC

🟢 1. More Meetings Demanded

• Staff Side demanded regular and frequent meetings
• Also requested meetings with all constituent organizations

🟢 2. Extension for Memorandum Submission

• Time requested till 31 May 2026
• Many organizations couldn’t submit due to online issues
• Suggested accepting submissions via email (PDF + Word)

🟢 3. Field Visits by Pay Commission

• Requested CPC to visit:
  
• Railways
• Defence sectors
• Remote & hazardous locations
  ➡️ To understand real working conditions

🟢 4. Correction on Pension Concept

• Opposed term “Unfunded Pension”
• Justified continuation of Non-Contributory Pension Scheme

🟢 5. Huge Expectations from Employees

• Around:
  
• 45 lakh employees
• 69 lakh pensioners
  ➡️ Waiting for salary revision (after 10 years)

💰 Salary & Pay Structure Demands

🔹 Minimum Wage

• Proposed Minimum Pay: ₹69,000/month
• Based on:
• 5-member family
• ICMR calorie standards
• Modern expenses

🔹 Fitment Factor

• Suggested Fitment Factor: 3.83 times
• (₹18,000 → ₹69,000)

🔹 Pay Scale Merger

• Reduce number of pay levels
• Simplify structure based on:
• Qualification
• Experience
• Skill

🔹 Annual Increment

• Proposed: 6% yearly increment (instead of 3%)

🚀 Promotion & Career Growth

🔹 5 Promotions in 30 Years

• Demand for time-bound promotions
• Fix stagnation issues in MACP

🔹 Fixation Benefit

• 2 additional increments on promotion/MACP

🏠 Allowances & Benefits

🔹 Allowances

• Increase all allowances by 3 times
• Includes:
• HRA
• CEA
• Risk Allowance
• Linked with DA increase

🔹 Advances

• Interest-free advances
• Restore:
• Festival Advance
• Natural Calamity Advance
• Introduce Vehicle Advance (4-wheeler)

🏖️ Leave Benefits

• No limit on EL accumulation
• Encashment up to 600 days
• 100% salary during Child Care Leave (CCL)
• New leaves proposed:
• Paternity Leave
• Menstrual Leave
• Special Leave (Hysterectomy)
• Parents Care Leave

🛡️ Social Security & Welfare

🔹 CGEGIS

• Increase insurance coverage & subscription

🔹 Accidental Death Compensation

• Proposed increase to ₹2 crore

🔹 Compassionate Appointment

• Remove 5% ceiling
• Make it 100% implementation

🎁 Bonus & Pension Demands

🔹 Bonus

• Remove ceiling
• Calculate on Basic Pay + DA

🔹 Pension Reforms

• One Rank One Pension for civilians
• Pension revision every 5 years
• Restore commutation after 11 years

🔹 NPS & UPS Withdrawal

• Demand to scrap NPS/UPS
• Restore Old Pension Scheme (OPS)

🏛️ Key Assurances by 8th CPC

✔️ More meetings will be held
✔️ Time slot for federations will be given
✔️ Field visits will be conducted
✔️ All demands will be considered
✔️ Decision on memorandum timeline soon

📊 Important Highlight

👉 Salary, allowances & pension are revised only once in 10 years, making this CPC extremely crucial.

📢 Conclusion

The first meeting of the 8th Pay Commission has set a strong foundation for future discussions.

If major demands like:

• ₹69,000 minimum pay
• 3.83 fitment factor
• 6% increment
  are accepted, it will bring a massive financial boost to Central Government employees.

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