New Delhi. The Union Cabinet has today approved the Terms of Reference of the 8th Pay Commission. Earlier in January, the government had recommended the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. The recommendations of the 8th Central Pay Commission will be considered effective from January 1, 2026. This Commission will be a temporary body and will have a Chairman, a Member and a Member-Secretary. The Commission will give recommendations within 18 months from the date of its constitution. Giving information, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that in-principle approval for the formation of the 8th Central Pay Commission was recently given in January and within a very short time the Commission has been formally constituted. This is a big step that requires extensive deliberations.
Delhi: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says, “Today, a major decision has been taken. Prime Minister Modi has approved the 8th Pay Commission. The composition, terms of reference, and time period of the 8th Pay Commission have been approved today…” pic.twitter.com/4a1w88Viul
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The Union Minister said that several ministries like Defence, Home, Railways and Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), which have a large number of Central government employees, were part of the process. He further said, there are about 50 lakh employees of the Central Government and discussions were also held with many State Governments, most of which extended their cooperation. The 8th Pay Commission is expected to submit its report within 18 months. New pay commissions are constituted every 10 years to revise the salaries, allowances and other facilities of government employees. Earlier, the 7th Pay Commission was implemented on January 1, 2016. Then about 1 crore government employees and pensioners were benefited from it.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today approved the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers for fixing the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for RABI Season 2025-26 (from 01.10.2025 to 31.03.2026) on Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers pic.twitter.com/7q5j3yMizF
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Proposal to fix NBS rates approved
The Union Cabinet, which met today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has also approved the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers to fix Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates on Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers for Rabi season 2025-26 (01.10.2025 to 31.03.2026).