**Executive Summary**
This document is a resolution from the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, dated November 3, 2025, announcing the establishment of the Eighth Central Pay Commission. The Commission is tasked with reviewing and recommending changes to the emoluments, benefits, and conditions of service for various categories of central government employees. The Commission is expected to submit its recommendations within 18 months of its constitution.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Establishment of the Eighth Central Pay Commission:**
* The Government of India has decided to appoint the Eighth Central Pay Commission.
* The Commission consists of:
* Chairperson: Smt. Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
* Member (Part-Time): Prof. Pulak Ghosh
* Member-Secretary: Shri Pankaj Jain
* **Terms of Reference:**
* Examine and recommend changes to emoluments, allowances, and other facilities for various categories of employees, considering rationalization and contemporary functional requirements.
* Categories of employees include:
* Central Government employees (industrial and non-industrial)
* All India Services personnel
* Defence Forces personnel
* Union Territories personnel
* Officers and employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department
* Members of regulatory bodies (excluding the RBI)
* Officers and employees of the Supreme Court
* Officers and employees of High Courts (expenditure borne by Union Territories)
* Judicial officers of subordinate courts in Union Territories
* *Note:* For judicial officers, the Commission will adhere to the principle enunciated by the Supreme Court of no link between service conditions of judges and administrative executives.
* Work out an emolument structure to attract talent and promote efficiency.
* Examine existing bonus schemes and make recommendations to improve performance and productivity.
* Review existing allowances and their admissibility, recommending rationalization.
* Review Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity and pensions, making recommendations.
* Base recommendations on the economic conditions of the country, fiscal prudence, and resource availability for developmental expenditure. Also considering:
* The unfunded cost of non-contributory pension schemes;
* The impact on state government finances; and
* The emolument structure, benefits and working conditions available to employees of Central Public Sector Undertakings and the private sector.
* **Commission Operations:**
* The Commission will develop its own procedure.
* The Commission may appoint Advisors, Institutional Consultants, and Experts.
* Ministries and Departments of Government of India shall furnish required information.
* State Governments, Service Associations, and others are expected to cooperate.
* **Location and Timeline:**
* The Commission's headquarters will be in Delhi.
* The Commission will submit its recommendations within 18 months of its constitution.
* The Commission may send interim reports.
**Impact Analysis**
**Central Government Employees**
* **Impact:** Their emoluments, allowances, and conditions of service will be reviewed and potentially revised.
* **Action Required:** To cooperate with the commission to provide any relevant data to inform the review process.
**State Governments**
* **Impact:** The recommendations may impact their finances, particularly if they adopt the recommendations.
* **Action Required:** To cooperate with the commission to provide any relevant data to inform the review process.
**Ministries and Departments of Government of India**
* **Impact:** Required to provide information and documents to the Commission.
* **Action Required:** Provide information and documents as requested by the commission.
**Service Associations**
* **Impact:** Their members' emoluments, allowances, and conditions of service will be reviewed.
* **Action Required:** To cooperate with the commission to provide any relevant data to inform the review process.
**Judicial Officers of Subordinate Courts**
* **Impact:** Their emoluments, allowances, and conditions of service will be reviewed and potentially revised.
* **Action Required:** To cooperate with the commission to provide any relevant data to inform the review process.
Key Entities Referenced
Eighth Central Pay Commission: The central entity responsible for examining and recommending changes to the emoluments, allowances, and benefits of Central Government employees, personnel belonging to the All India Services, and other categories, as outlined in the resolution.
Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure): The ministry responsible for appointing the Eighth Central Pay Commission and issuing the resolution.
National Pension System (including Unified Pension Scheme): Scheme whose Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity is under review by the commission.
New Delhi: Location of the commission's headquarters.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग I—खण्ड 1
PART I—Section 1
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 322] नई दिल्ली, सोमिार, निम्ब र 3, 2025/कार्तकण 12, 1947
No. 322] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2025/KARTIKA 12, 1947
जित्त मत्रं ालय
(व्यय जिभाग)
सकं ल्प
नई दिल्ली, 3 निम्बर, 2025
फा. स.ं 01/01/2025- ई. III (ए).—भारत सरकार न े आठि ें केंद्रीय िेतन आयोग का गठन करने का जनणणय जलया ह,ै
िो हैःै -
निम्िािुसार
1. अध्यक्ष - श्रीमती न्यायमूर्तण रंिना प्रकाि िेसाई
2. सिस्ट्य (अंिकाजलक) - प्रो. पलु क घोष
3. सिस्ट्य-सजिि - श्री पंकि िैन
2. आयोग के जििारार्ण जिषय जनम्नजलजखत होंगे:
(क) कमणिाररयों की जनम्नजलजखत श्रजे णयों के संबंध में जिजभन्न जिभागों, एिेंससंयों एिं सेिाओं की युजिसंगतता,
समकालीन कायाणत्मक आिश्यकताओं और जिजिष्ट आिश्यकताओं को ध्यान म ेंरखत ेहुए िेतन, भत्ते एिं अन्य
7306 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1]
सुजिधाओं/लाभों नकि अर्िा िस्ट्तु के रूप म ेंसजहत पररलजधधयों की िांि करना तर्ा िांछनीय और व्यिहायण
पररितणनों की जसफाररि करना:
(i) केन्द्र सरकार के कमणिारी - औद्योजगक एिं गरै -औद्योजगक;
(ii) अजखल भारतीय सेिाओं से संबजं धत कार्मणक;
(iii) रक्षा बलों से संबंजधत कार्मणक;
(iv) संघ राज्य क्षेत्रों के कार्मणक;
(v) भारतीय लेखापरीक्षा एिं लेखा जिभाग के अजधकारी और कमणिारी;
(vi) संसि के अजधजनयमों के तहत गरठत जनयामक जनकायों(आरबीआई को छोड़कर) के सिस्ट् य;
(vii) उच् ितम न्यायालय के अजधकारी और कमणिारी;
(viii) उच् ि न् यायालयों के अजधकारी और कमणिारी जिनपर होन े िाला व् यय संघ राज्य क्षेत्रों द्वारा िहन
दकया िाता ह;ै और
(ix) संघ राज्य क्षेत्रों में अधीनस्ट्र् न् यायालयों के न् याजयक अजधकारी।
[रिप्प णी: न् याजयक अजधकाररयों के संबंध में, आयोग अजखल भारतीय न्यायाधीि संघ और अन् य बनाम केन् द्र
सरकार और अन् य मामले में सिोच् ि न् यायालय द्वारा दिनांक 24 अगस्ट् त, 1993 के अपने दिए गए जनणणय
में प्रजतपादित जसद्ांत का अनुपालन करेगा, अर्ाणत् न् यायाधीिों एिं प्रिासजनक कायणपाजलका की सेिा ितों
के बीि कोई संबंध नहीं होगा और दक न् यायाधीि की सेिा ितों को न् यायपाजलका की जििेष आिश् यकताओं
को पूरा करना होगा]।
(ख) सरकारी सेिा म ेंप्रजतभाओं को आकर्षणत करने, कायण प्रणाली म ेंिक्षता, ििाबिेही और उतरिाजयत्ि को बढ़ािा
िेने के जलए अनुकूल पररलजधध संरिना तैयार करना ।
(ग) जनष्पािन और उत्पािकता में सधु ार करन े के िजृ ष्टकोण को ध्यान में रखत े हुए बोनस की ितणमान योिनाओं
की िांि करना तर्ा उत्पािकता और जनष्पािन म ें उत्कृष्टता को पुरस्ट्कृत करन े के जलए सामान्य जसद्ांतों,
जित्तीय मापिंडों, उत्पािकता और जनष्पािन संबंधी मापिंडों पर जसफाररिें करना।
(घ) मौिूिा भत्तों और उनकी स्ट्िीकायणता की ितों की समीक्षा करना तर्ा भत्तों की बहुलता को ध्यान म ेंरखत ेहुए
उनके युजिकरण की जसफाररि करना ।
(ड.)
(i) राष्ट्रीय पेंिन प्रणाली (एकीकृत पेंिन योिना सजहत) के अंतगणत आने िाले कमणिाररयों की मृत् यु – सह
– सेिाजनिृजत् त ग्रेच् यिू ी की समीक्षा और उस पर जसफाररि ें करना।
(ii) राष्ट्रीय पिें न प्रणाली (एकीकृत पेंिन योिना सजहत) के अंतगतण न आन े िाल े कमणिाररयों की
मृत् य ु – सह – सेिाजनिृजत् त ग्रेच्य ूिी और पिें न की समीक्षा करना तर्ा नीि े दिए गए पैरा ि(iii) को
ध् यान म ेंरखत े हुए उन पर जसफाररिें करना।
(ि) जनम्नजलजखत को ध्यान में रखते हुए उपयुणि के संबंध म ें जसफाररिें करना:
i. िेि की आर्र्णक जस्ट्र्जत और रािकोषीय जििेक की आिश्यकता;[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
ii. यह सुजनजित करन ेकी आिश्यकता दक जिकासात्मक व्यय एिं कल्याणकारी उपायों के जलए पयाणप्त
संसाधन उपलधध रह;ें
iii. गैर-अंििायी पेंिन योिनाओं की गैर-जित् तपोजषत लागत;
iv. उन राज्य सरकारों िो साधारणत: कुछ संिोधनों के सार् इन जसफाररिों को अंगीकार करत े हैं,
की जित्त व्यिस्ट्र्ा पर इन जसफाररिों के संभाजित प्रभाि; और
v. केन्द्रीय सािणिजनक क्षेत्र के उपक्रमों और जनिी क्षेत्र के कमणिाररयों के जलए उपलधध प्रिजलत
पररलजधध संरिना, लाभ और कायण पररजस्ट् र्जतयां;
3. आयोग अपनी कायणप्रणाली स्ट्िय ंजिकजसत करेगा और ऐसे सलाहकारों, संस्ट्र्ागत परामिणिाताओं और जििेषज्ञों को
जनयुि कर सकता ह ै जिन्ह ें यह आयोग दकसी प्रयोिन जििेष के जलए आिश्यक समझे। यह आयोग ऐसी सूिना और ऐस े
साक्ष्य ल े सकता ह ै जिन्ह ें यह आिश्यक समझे। भारत सरकार के मंत्रालय और जिभाग आयोग द्वारा मांगी िान े िाली कोई
सूिना और िस्ट्तािेि तर्ा अन्य सहायता उपलधध कराएंगे। भारत सरकार का यह जिश्वास ह ै दक राज्य सरकारें, सेिा संघ
तर्ा अन्य संबंजधत पक्ष, आयोग को अपना संपूण ण सहयोग और सहायता प्रिान करेंगे।
4. आयोग का मुख्यालय दिल्ली म ेंहोगा।
5. आयोग, अपने गठन की तारीख से 18 माह की समयािजध के अंिर अपनी जसफाररिें िेगा। आयोग, जसफाररिों को
अंजतम रूप दिए िाने के पिात,् दकसी भी मामले पर, आिश्यकता पड़न ेपर अंतररम ररपोिण भिे ने पर जििार कर सकता ह।ै
िी. िुअलनाम, सजिि
आिेि
आिेि दिया िाता ह ैदक इस सकं ल्प को भारत के रािपत्र म ेंप्रकाजित दकया िाए।
यह भी आिेि दिया िाता ह ैदक इस संकल्प की एक प्रजत भारत सरकार के सभी मंत्रालयों/जिभागों, राज्य सरकारों/संघ राज्य
क्षेत्रों के प्रिासनों और अन्य सभी संबंजधतों को प्रेजषत की िाए।
िी. िुअलनाम, सजिि4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1]
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Expenditure)
RESOLUTION
New Delhi, the 3rd November, 2025
F. No. 01-01/2025-E.III(A).—The Government of India have decided to appoint the Eighth Central Pay
Commission comprising of the following:-
1. Chairperson - Smt. Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
2. Member (Part-Time) - Prof. Pulak Ghosh
3. Member-Secretary - Shri Pankaj Jain
2. The terms of reference of the Commission will be as follows:-
a) To examine and recommend changes that are desirable and feasible in the emoluments including pay,
allowances, and other facilities/ benefits, in cash or kind, having regard to rationalization, contemporary
functional requirements and the specialized needs of various Departments, agencies and services in
respect of following categories of employees:
(i) Central Government employees — industrial and non-industrial;
(ii) Personnel belonging to the All India Services;
(iii) Personnel belonging to the Defence Forces;
(iv) Personnel of the Union Territories;
(v) Officers and employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department;
(vi) Members of the regulatory bodies (excluding the RBI) set up under the Acts of Parliament;
(vii) Officers and employees of the Supreme Court;
(viii) Officers and employees of the High Courts whose expenditure is borne by the Union Territories;
and
(ix) Judicial officers of the subordinate courts in the Union Territories.
[Note: In respect of judicial officers, the Commission shall adhere to the principle enunciated by the
Supreme Court in its Judgement dated 24th August, 1993 in All India Judges’ Association and Others
V/s Union of India and Others, viz. that there shall be no link between service conditions of judges and
administrative executive and that the service conditions of judges have to meet the special needs of the
judiciary].
(b) To work out an emolument structure conducive to attracting talent to Government service, promoting
efficiency, accountability and responsibility in the work culture.
(c) To examine the existing schemes of bonus with a view to improving performance and productivity and
make recommendations on the general principles, financial parameters, productivity and performance-
linked parameters for an appropriate incentive Scheme to reward excellence in productivity and
performance.
(d) To review the existing allowances and conditions of their admissibility and recommend their
rationalization keeping in view the multiplicity of allowances.
(e)
(i) To review the Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity of employees borne on the National Pension
System (including Unified Pension Scheme) and make recommendations thereon.
(ii) To review the Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity and pensions of employees not borne on the
National Pension System (including Unified Pension Scheme) and make recommendations
thereon keeping in view Para f(iii) below.
(f) To make recommendations on the above, keeping in view:
(i) The economic conditions in the country and the need for fiscal prudence;
(ii) The need to ensure that adequate resources are available for developmental expenditure and
welfare measures;[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
(iii) The unfunded cost of non-contributory pension schemes;
(iv) The likely impact of the recommendations on the finances of the State Governments which
usually adopt the recommendations with some modifications; and
(v) The prevailing emolument structure, benefits and working conditions available to employees
of Central Public Sector Undertakings and private sector.
3. The Commission will devise its own procedure and may appoint such Advisors, Institutional Consultants and
Experts, as it may consider necessary for any particular purpose. It may call for such information and take such evidence,
as it may consider necessary. Ministries and Departments of Government of India shall furnish such information and
documents and other assistance as may be required by the Commission. The Government of India trusts that State
Governments, Service Associations and others concerned will extend to the Commission their fullest cooperation and
assistance.
4. The Commission will have its headquarters in Delhi.
5. The Commission will make its recommendations within 18 months of the date of its constitution. It may
consider, if necessary, sending interim reports on any of the matters as and when the recommendations are finalized.
V. VUALNAM, Secy.
ORDER
ORDERED that the Resolution be published in the Gazette of India.
ORDERED also that a copy of the Resolution be communicated to the Ministries/Departments of the Government of
India, State Governments/ Administrations of Union Territories and all others concerned.
V. VUALNAM, Secy.
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