8th Pay Commission Big Update: Issue Likely to Be Discussed in THIS Month, JCM to Raise Issue

New Delhi: The Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM) will reportedly hold a meeting next month and discuss the 8th Pay Commission, according to an NDTV Profit report. JCM is a platform for dialogue between the government and employees’ representatives to discuss issues related to service conditions,

“The meeting will take place next month, and clarity on 8th Pay Commission’s formation is certainly expected. We will definitely raise this matter,” said All India Railwaymen’s Federation chief Shiv Gopal Mishra, who is the secretary of JCM’s National Council, according to the NDTV profit report.

It is important to note that an official announcement in this regard has not yet been made. The report further added that Mishra said that the employees unions have already submitted two memorandums before the government, requesting them to constitute the 8th Pay Commission at the earliest.

To recall, it was in the year 2014, when the current 7th Pay Commission was formed and its recommendations came into effect in 2016. As a result of it, salaries of central government employees were increased by around 23 per cent.

The pay commission evaluates, reviews, and recommends adjustments to the principles guiding the salary structure, allowances, and benefits for central government employees and pensioners. It aims to ensure that compensation, allowances, and other facilities are fair and aligned with current standards.

In April, the Indian Railways Technical Supervisors’ Association sent a letter to the government urging it to constitute a new central pay commission. It also wants the government to correct disparities and anomalies present in the salaries of various groups of employees.

The IRTSA said, “3rd, 4th and 5th CPCs recommended for constituting permanent machinery to undertake periodical review of the pay, allowances and conditions of service of the central government employees. 6th CPC recommended for implementing its recommendations w.e.f. 01.01.2006, ten years period since the implementation of 5th CPC.”