BIG update for central govt employees about 8th Pay Commission:

BIG update for central govt employees about 8th Pay Commission: 

The Centre's reply comes as a major disappointment for over 48 lakh central government employees and around 65 lakh pensioners, who were eagerly awaiting a salary hike in the 8th Pay Commission.

In a major update for central government the Narendra Modi-led Union government on Thursday said that it does not have any proposal for consideration to set up the 8th Pay Commission. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha on when the government plans to form the 8th Pay Commission, Union Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary said currently there are no proposals under consideration.

The parliamentarians asked whether the government is considering the formation of the 8th CPC and, if so, the timeline for its announcement.

opposition MPs Jai Prakash, Anand Bhadoria and V. Vaithilingam had questioned the government about its plans to form the 8th Central Pay Commission. The Lok Sabha MPs raised questions about the reasons for the delay in constituting the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) and also highlighted “resentment among central government employees” due to rising prices and stagnant pay structures.

In reply to the query, Union Minister Pankaj Chaudhary said the 7th Pay Commission was constituted on 28 February 2014 and presently, the government does not have any proposal pending for the formation of the 8th Central Pay Commission. “No such proposal is under consideration with the government for constitution of 8th Central Pay Commission for central government employees, at present,” the minister said, adding that the question of a timeline does not arise as there is no proposal yet.