A big news is coming out for government employees. The central government is preparing to implement the 8th Pay Commission. However, before some employees may arise in the mind that if they retire before 1 January 2026, will they also get the benefits of the new Pay Commission or not.
Recently Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has clarified the situation on this issue. During the discussion on the 2025 Finance Bill and Appropriation Bill in the Rajya Sabha, he said that the recent changes made in the pension rules are only to validate existing policies. This will not have any negative impact on the benefits given to the current civil or defense pensioners.
Retired employees will not be deprived of the benefits of 8th pay commission
The Finance Minister also said that equality was ensured among the retired employees before and after 2016 under the 7th Pay Commission. On this basis, experts believe that equality will remain even if the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission are implemented. This means that employees retiring before 1 January 2026 can also get the benefits of the Commission.
Possible increase in pension and salary
The recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission will probably be implemented from 1 January 2026. This is not only expected to increase the salary of existing employees, but can also amend the pension and inflation relief (DA and DR) of retired employees.
In the Rajya Sabha, the Finance Minister reiterated that the government is committed to pension equality for retired employees. He also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had approved the formation of the 8th Pay Commission in January 2025, so that employees and pensioners can get better salaries and benefits.
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